AND THEN there were four. Waterford took their time to flex enough muscle to shake off the Dubs – they’re now in an All-Ireland semi-final with only one loss to their names all year – while Cork’s miserable weekend in both codes was capped by a serious slump to Galway.
Fittingly, the results mean Cork fall out of the top four, leaving the semi-finals as a combination of first-plays-third and second-plays-fourth. It might be the finale that this flat championship needs.
| 1 | Kilkenny | 2202 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tipperary | 2160 | |
| 3 | (+1) | Waterford | 2017 |
| 4 | (+1) | Galway | 2007 |
| 5 | (-2) | Cork | 1910 |
| 6 | Dublin | 1853 | |
| 7 | Limerick | 1833 | |
| 8 | Clare | 1810 | |
| 9 | Wexford | 1683 | |
| 10 | Kerry | 1534 |