Forget about your Premier League returning. The club championship is where it's at, and we will tell you about four games to look forward to this weekend. Here are four intriguing club GAA games being shown this weekend. It's your GAA on TV run-down
Kerry IFC QF Kerins O’Rahilly’s v Fossa (6:00pm Saturday, Clubber)
The 2023 All-Ireland junior football champions will face the 2022 Munster football champions. The joys and madness of the Kerry football championship see the Clifford bros come up against David Moran’s side in a bid to win the Kerry intermediate football title.
Fossa lost last year's Kerry intermediate final, while O’Rahilly’s were relegated from senior in the previous campaign. Expect a close, tight affair like when Fossa beat Austin Stacks last year.
Waterford SHC QF: Abbeyside v Dungarvan (6:45 pm Saturday, Clubber)
Only 4.8 kilometres separate these two club grounds, so you know it’s a rivalry. Only a bridge separates Abbeyside and Dungarvan, with many people referring to part of Abbeyside as part of the town, which could kill depending on who you’re talking to.
Going into this year's championship, Abbeyside topped their group with comprehensive wins over Fourmilewater and Ferrybank, while Dungarvan secured a three-point win against Fourmile in last week's preliminary quarter-final to set up the game.
Dungarvan has been unimpressive in the championship so far, with a hammering against Ballygunner and a loss to Lismore, but we expect them to up their game for this weekend.
Players to watch out for are Patrick Curran and Darragh Lyons for Dungarvan, while for Abbeyside, Conor Prunty and Michael Kiely have been the standout players for the Villagers, and this is without the injured Neil Montgomery expert fireworks in this game.
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Round 1 Armagh SFC: Clann Na nGael v Crossmaglen Rangers (2:05pm Sunday, TG4)
TG4's second game of their club coverage and first football game of the season sees the crew from Nemeton make the long journey from Ring in Waterford to the home of the All-Ireland champions Armagh in a repeat of last year county final, where Crossmaglen beat Clann Na nGael 2-16 to 1-7 to win their 47th Armagh SFC Title.
However, there’s plenty of change this time around for both sides (1.) Some of their county men have been strongly celebrating their Sam Maguire win while (2.) there's no more Aaron Kernan for Crossmaglen as he hangs up the boots
Waterford SHC QF Ballygunner v De La Salle (3:30pm Sunday, Clubber)
A repeat of last season's county final sees the Munster champions looking for their 56th consecutive win in the Waterford senior hurling championship while their city rivals are looking to put it to an end.
The Gunners have been hit and miss in their two games of the championship so far. A comprehensive win over Dungarvan and a lacklustre performance saw them only beat Lismore by four points. That result could have been different if Maurice Shanahan hadn’t missed a penalty in the second half.
De La Salle lost its opening game to Mount Sion before sneaking past Passage thanks to a last-gasp goal and winning comprehensively over Tallow in the Preliminary quarter-final last weekend.
Will Dessie Hutichions and Philip Mahony return this weekend for Darragh O’Sullivan’s side, which has looked lost without Mahony at six? Or can De La Salle end the streak?
