Round 1. July 28th to July 5th,
This round will include the 8 teams defeated in the Munster & Leinster quarter finals and semi finals.
Teams will be drawn from 2 bowls as follows :
1. Four Leinster Championship teams.
2. Three Munster plus one Leinster championship team.
The games will be on a knockout basis with the four teams in Group 1 V the four teams in Group 2 avoiding repeat clashes from earlier games. (Wexford cant play Antrim again at this stage).
The four winners will progress to Round 2 which will be played on weekend of July 12th.
Draw to be made on Monday 23rd June on RTE Radio.
Teams so far include :
Defeated quarter finalists : Laois; Antrim; Offaly; Waterford.
Defeated semi finalists: Wexford; Tipperary; Clare who will be joined by loser Kilkenny/Galway.
Wexford will be in the Leinster Group with Offaly and loser of KK / Galway. A draw between Laois & Antrim to decide which one goes into Munster Group.
Therefore we can draw Waterford, Tipperary, Clare, or Laois if they get drawn into Group 2, We can not play Antrim at this stage.