Leinster Championship Details 2023

Wexford’s Leinster Championship fixtures for 2023 have been confirmed in senior, U20 and minor hurling and football, with details as follows:

Senior Hurling

The Senior Hurling Championship will again take its customary form of a six-team round robin this year, with the top two teams qualifying for the Leinster Final and the third-placed team progressing to an All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final. Wexford’s fixtures are:

• • Saturday April 22 – Away v Galway, 4.30 p.m. (Pearse Stadium, Salthill)

• • Saturday April 29 – Home v Antrim, 5 p.m. (Chadwicks Wexford Park)

• • Saturday May 6 – Away v Dublin, 5 p.m. (Parnell Park)

• • Sunday May 21 – Home v Westmeath, 3 p.m. (Chadwicks Wexford Park)

• • Sunday May 28 – Home v Kilkenny, 2 p.m. (Chadwicks Wexford Park – Live on RTE TV)

The Leinster Final will be played in Croke Park on the weekend of Saturday/Sunday June 10/11/

Senior Football

In the Senior Football Championship, Wexford will travel to take on Laois in the first round in Laois Hire O’Moore Park on Sunday April 9 (throw-in time TBC). The winners of that tie will have home advantage for a quarter-final against Dublin on April 23.

Under-20 Hurling

In Under-20 Hurling, Wexford are in a four-team Tier 1 round-robin, with Dublin, Kilkenny, and Galway. The top two teams will qualify directly for the semi-finals, while the other two will play a quarter-final against a team emerging from Tier 2. Venues and times have yet to be confirmed, but dates are:

• • Saturday April 8 – Home v Kilkenny

• • Saturday April 15 – Away v Dublin

• • Friday April 21 – Neutral venue v Galway

The quarter-finals will be played over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Semi-finals are fixed for Wednesday May 10, and the final for Wednesday May 17.

Under-20 Football

In Under-20 Football, Wexford are with Kildare and Westmeath in a group of three. The top two teams will go through to the quarter-finals. Dates are:

• • Tuesday March 28 – Home v Kildare

• • Tuesday April 4 – Away v Westmeath

The quarter-finals are fixed for Tuesday April 11, the semi-finals for Tuesday April 18, and the final for either Tuesday April 25 or Thursday April 27.

Minor Hurling

In Minor Hurling, Wexford are in Tier 1 Group 1, alongside Offaly, Dublin and Kerry. The top team will go straight to a semi-final; the second-placed team will qualify for a quarter-final, and the third team will take part in a preliminary quarter-final. The bottom-placed team will be eliminated from the competition. Dates are:

• • Saturday March 25 – Neutral venue v Kerry

• • Saturday April 1 – Home v Dublin

• • Friday April 7 (Good Friday) – Away v Offaly

Preliminary quarter-finals will take place on Sunday April 16. Quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Friday April 21 to Sunday April 23; semi-finals on Monday May 1, and the final on Friday May 12.

Minor Football

In Minor Football, Wexford are in Group 3 with Carlow and Wicklow. The top two teams will progress to preliminary quarter-finals. Wexford will open the campaign at home to Carlow on Wednesday April 5. The winners of that match will play Wicklow on Wednesday April 12, while the losers will play Wicklow on Wednesday April 26. The preliminary quarter-finals will be held on Wednesday May 3, and the quarter-finals proper on Tuesday May 16. Semi-finals are fixed for Wednesday May 24, and the final for Wednesday May 31.