Showdown this afternoon in Templetuohy  as Tipperary face Galway

All roads lead to Templetuohy today as Tipperary take on Galway in this all important clash. The home side need a boost and where better to start than this afternoon.

A Galway win in Templetuohy will put the Connacht champions safely through to the quarter-finals – and as table-toppers.  

Tipperary played three games in the Munster Senior Championship and while they lost them all, the margins were tight in particular in their game against Waterford. The final game in Bansha against Kerry drifted away with fifteen to go but the signs were there that Tipperary would keep going until the final ball.

Tipp lost by three points to Cork, by two against Waterford and six points separated them from Kerry in the end. 

With home advantage, Peter Creedon's team will aim to be ultra-competitive and keep the ball in the first half against a Galway side that really impressed against Cork last weekend.  

Any worries that Galway would be scarred from losing the Lidl NFL Division 1 and Connacht Finals were dispelled as the Westerners came flying out of the traps in the All-Ireland series.

A real belter is in store this afternoon. Tipperary need a good start and Aishling Moloney to hit top form to ensure they stay competitive and stay in the game for the full match. 

Throw in is at 2pm.   

Tipperary: L Fitzpatrick; E Kelly, L Spillane, E Cronin; M Curley (capt.), L Morrissey, C O’Dwyer; E Morrissey, N Towey; S English, M Murphy, C English; A McGuigan, N Martin, A Moloney. 

Galway: K Connolly; K Geraghty, S Ní Loingsigh (capt.), A Ní Cheallaigh; A Molloy, L Ward, S Brennan; N Ward, H Noone; O Divilly, L Coen, L Noone; T Leonard, A Davoren, R Leonard.