2017 Galway U21 final to be played a year behind schedule

The 2017 Galway U21 hurling final takes place on Saturday, as poor fixture-planning and a condensed calendar has resulted in the competition running 12 months behind schedule.
Having failed to run off their U21 championship by the end of 2017, Galway County Board officials decided to shelve the competition until October of this year. Knockout games continued into November, with the 2017 county semi-finals taking place at the beginning of this month.