Hurling Championships: Who needs what this weekend?

Ryan Taylor of Clare intercepts the sliotar ahead of Darragh Fitzgibbon of Cork during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3 match between Cork and Clare at FBD Semple Stadium. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Given there is a straightforwardness to many of this weekend’s provincial round-robin permutations, it’s a case of calculators on standby, rather than at the ready.

In Munster, three teams - Cork, Tipperary, and Waterford - are in the hunt for that coveted third and final qualifying spot, with the Rebels very much in the box seat following their season-saving win at Walsh Park.