Tipperary SHC: Kiladangan and Kilruane MacDonaghs to meet in preliminary quarter-final

With none of the North, Mid, or West divisional champions escaping the group phase, three preliminary quarter-finals are required against second-placed qualifiers.

Kilruane MacDonaghs defeated Kiladangan in the 2022 Tipperary SHC final after a replay. The two sides meet in a preliminary quarter-final this year. Pic: Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile

The Tipperary SHC preliminary quarter-final draw has thrown up a repeat of the 2022 county final between Kiladangan and Kilruane MacDonaghs.

Two-time champions Kiladangan failed to make the top two in their group, but had the fallback of a preliminary quarter-final due to winning the North title.