Castleblayney and Truagh Fly Monaghan's Flag in the Ulster Club Hurling Quarter-Finals This Weekend
Truagh host Seán MacCumhaill's of Donegal in the Ulster junior club hurling quarter-final on Saturday. Castleblayney travel to Letterkenny to face St Eunan's in the intermediate quarter-final on Sunday.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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Two Monaghan clubs play Ulster club hurling quarter-finals this weekend, and both face Donegal opposition, according to the Ulster GAA fixtures list.
The fixtures
Ulster Junior Hurling Club Championship quarter-final, Saturday, 31 October: Truagh v Seán MacCumhaill's (Donegal), at Truagh, 1.30pm
Ulster Intermediate Hurling Club Championship quarter-final, Sunday, 1 November: St Eunan's (Donegal) v Castleblayney, at O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny, 1.30pm
What's next if they win
Ulster GAA lists the junior semi-finals for 7 and 8 November and the junior final for 14 and 15 November. The intermediate semi-finals are on 14 and 15 November and the intermediate final on 28 and 29 November. Both grades then feed into All-Ireland semi-finals on 19 and 20 December.
In the other intermediate quarter-finals, Ulster GAA lists Cushendun v Lavey at Armoy on Saturday, then Lisbellaw v Eoghan Ruadh (Dungannon) at Brewster Park and Newry Shamrocks v Keady at Páirc Esler on Sunday. Gaelic Life's round-up carries the same pairings and times.
A busy fortnight for Monaghan clubs
Monaghan's football champions are also in Ulster action. Drumhowan play Rasharkin in the junior football quarter-final at Clones on Sunday, 1 November, at 1.30pm. Donaghmoyne face Desertmartin in the intermediate quarter-final at Inniskeen on Saturday, 7 November, at 3.30pm. Senior champions Scotstown play Magherafelt at Clones on Sunday, 8 November, at 1.30pm.
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Castleblayney beat Inniskeen 0-14 to 1-7 to reach the Monaghan minor hurling final, while Inniskeen's adult hurlers won all three Ulster Junior B group games and face Buncrana in the semi-final on Sunday.
Both Monaghan ladies champions have Cavan opposition in the Ulster club semi-finals on Sunday 1 November. Donaghmoyne travel to Knockbride in the senior grade, while Truagh have home advantage against Cornafean at intermediate level. Both games throw in at 2pm.
Scotstown's 1-22 to 0-10 win over Truagh was their biggest final margin since 2013. Four of their starters were Monaghan U20s this year, and their youngest defender was five the last time they lost before a county final.
