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Preview: The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship between Dunloy Cúchullains and Ballyhale Shamrocks

Dublin , Ireland - 19 January 2020; Ballyhale Shamrocks players, from left, Patrick Mullen, Richie Reid, Brian Butler and Conor Walsh celebrate following their side's victory during the AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final between Ballyhale Shamrocks and Borris-Ileigh at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

THE AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship final will take place this weekend in Croke Park.

Kilkenny's Ballyhale Shamrocks take on Antrim's Dunloy Cúchullains on Sunday, 3.30pm.

If Kilkenny win it will be their 9th title in their history, while Dunloy have been to one final, but have never won it

Here's a full preview of the game to come.

Where's it on?

Croke Park

What time's it on?

3.30pm

How can I watch it?

TG4

Who is the referee?

Johnny Murphy

Congratulations to Limerick's Johnny Murphy on being appointed referee for the AIB Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final, Ballyhale Shamrocks v Cuchullains Dunloy on Sunday week.
Best of luck to Johnny and his officials. pic.twitter.com/sxpIrzOwUs

— Matt O'Callaghan (@MattOCall) January 14, 2023

How do I get tickets?

https://www.ticketmaster.ie/aib-all-ireland-club-finals-2023-dublin-22-01-2023/event/18005E29F3908B9F

Team captains

Dunloy Cúchullains: Paul Shiels

Ballyhale Shamrocks: Ronan Corcoran

Team managers

Dunloy Cúchullains: Gregory O'Kane

Ballyhale Shamrocks: Pat Hoban

How did both teams get here?

AIB GAA Hurling semi-final All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Sun, Dec 18, 2022

Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-16 0-16 Ballygunner

AIB GAA Hurling semi-final All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Sun, Dec 18, 2022

St Thomas 0-13 1-14 Dunloy Cúchullains

How many times have both teams won this competiton?

Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 8, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020

Runners up: 1978, 2022

Dunloy Cúchullains All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: They haven't won it

Runners up: 2004

What happened last year?

The All-Ireland final was played on 12 February 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Ballygunner of Waterford and Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Ballygunner won the match by 2-17 to 1-19 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.

Ballyhale's T. J. Reid was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.

A simply incredible team-score from Ballyhale Shamrocks. Perfect hurling, from Mullen, all the way to Shefflin a minute later ☘️pic.twitter.com/9NG8tV1leW

— GAA JOE (@GAA__JOE) October 16, 2022