SHC semi-final draw: Galway to face Tipperary

Leinster champions Galway will face Tipperary and Munster champions Cork will meet Waterford in the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Micheal Donoghue's Galway will face the Liam MacCarthy Cup holders on Sunday, 6 August at Croke Park [throw-in 3.30pm Irish time], while Kieran Kingston's Cork will face Derek McGrath's Deise on Sunday, 13 August at the same venue [throw-in also 3.30pm Irish time].

Galway qualified for the semi-finals with an 0-29 to 1-17 Leinster final win over Wexford on 2 July, while Cork beat Clare 1-25 to 1-20 in the Munster final on 9 June to progress to the last four.

All-Ireland holders Tipperary beat Munster finalists Clare 0-28 to 3-16 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday, while Waterford beat Leinster finalists Wexford 1-23 to 1-19 at the Cork venue on Sunday.

Waterford boss McGrath admits the absence of Tadhg de Burca from the semi-final against Cork is a real setback for his side.

The Clashmore-Kinsalebeg club man was shown a red card in the qualifier against Wexford, and will miss the match against the Rebels unless a Deise appeal is successful.

"[I'll take the] Arsene Wenger approach," he said.

"I didn't see it. What I will put on record is that Tadhg has been central to everything we have done well over the last four years.

"He made his debut at wing back in 2014 and has been hugely central to how we play and what we have done.

"He is a purist, an absolute purist in his approach. I will have to see it and then we will leave due process take its course.

"It would be massive. It would be a huge blow, it would probably change things.

"I probably haven't thought about it in terms of what has happened. I didn't speak to him about it.

"I just got word from the fourth official that it was a possible red. That was the transmission coming through the radio on the sideline."

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