Winners of Cork and Waterford clash to face Clare in 2014

Just five days after their epic All-Ireland SHC Final replay, a potential re-match between newly-crowned champions Clare and Jimmy Barry Murphy’s Cork was made possible when the draw for the 2014 Senior Hurling Championship was made in Croke Park this evening.

Davy Fitzgerald’s charges have received a bye into the semi-final stage of the Munster Championship, where they will await the winners of a quarter-final clash between the Rebels and Waterford. The losing Liam McCarthy finalists will find plenty of motivation from the prospect of another showdown with the Banner County, although Waterford (who are currently managerless following the acrimonious resignation of Michael Ryan) will have been buoyed by some encouraging performances during 2013.