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The road towards an All-Ireland final appearance has become longer and more testing for the Galway senior hurlers following their defeat at the hands of Kilkenny by 0-22 to 0-17 in last weekend's Leinster final.

Galway qualified for their ninth Leinster championship final with quite a bit to spare (0-27 to 0-21) last Saturday evening in Pearse Stadium, as Conor Whelan’s second half haul of five points helped propel the Tribesmen to victory over Dublin.

The task is a simple one for the Galway senior hurlers this weekend. Avoid defeat against Dublin in Salthill on Saturday evening (6pm) and a place in the Leinster final is theirs, keeping them firmly on the most direct path to an All-Ireland semi-final appearance.

The Galway senior hurlers were involved in yet more late dramatics last Sunday, this time coming out the right side of a controversial refereeing decision as Conor Cooney proved the hero in a one-point, 1-27 to 3-17, win over Kilkenny.

Having comfortably outclassed Westmeath last weekend, the Galway senior hurlers face their stiffest test of the 2022 season to date when Kilkenny roll into town on Sunday for a mouth-watering clash in round three of the Leinster championship.

Having seen off Offaly with the minimum of fuss last weekend, the Galway senior hurlers will head down the M17 on Saturday for a far more relevant assignment when they face off against a wounded Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds (7pm).

A highly satisfactory National League campaign concluded for Galway with a 3-25 to 2-22 victory over Cork on Sunday that saw Shane O’Neill’s men top Group A and, for now, claim the joint winners tag with Kilkenny.

Tipperary 2-19 Galway 0-20

Galway 0-26 Limerick 1-17

It had all the hallmarks of a rip-roaring inter-provincial. Despite the uncertainty of this new Rainbow Cup competition, and a troubled start with South African teams unable to travel, as far as inter-pros go, they don't come much more intense than Connacht's meeting with Ulster in Kingspan Stadium.