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After impressive victories over Clare and Cork in the last two rounds of the championship the Galway hurlers must take the next step this Sunday in Thurles (4pm) and put Waterford to the sword in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

Kilkenny and Tipperary are both safely through to this year’s All-Ireland semi-finals, having won their respective provincial championships.

The improving Galway hurlers will face defeated Munster finalists Waterford on Sunday week at Semple Stadium at 4pm in the All-Ireland quarter final as a result of their impressive victory last Saturday over a shell shocked Cork outfit.

The Galway senior hurlers head to the Gaelic grounds this Saturday (4pm) to take on old rivals Cork with a place in the All-Ireland quarter-finals at stake.

The bookies are confident who will emerge victorious between Galway and Clare this Saturday evening in the All-Ireland hurling phase two tie at Pearse Stadium at 7pm.

Since last Saturday evening’s disappointing six-point defeat to Dublin in the Leinster championship semi-final, it appears a large number of Galway supporters were not surprised by the paucity of the hurlers’ display.

The Galway hurlers face their first major test of the 2011 championship when they play Dublin in the Leinster championship semi-final on Saturday evening in O’Connor Park in Tullamore (7pm).

Galway 4-17

Based on their lethargic performance on Saturday night, the Galway hurlers will need to improve their general standard of play and overall intensity of effort if they are to reach this season’s Leinster final.

The Galway senior hurlers start their third senior Leinster championship campaign on Saturday when they take on Westmeath at 7pm in Cusack Park, Mullingar.