SHC permutations: Limerick and Wexford in danger, six counties chasing final spots

The final day of the provincial hurling championships promises to provide even more drama with big names such as Limerick and Wexford in danger of seeing their seasons come to a very disappointing end while a number of teams are hoping to book final spots.

Leinster SHC

Sunday

Westmeath v Antrim, TEG Cusack Park, 2pm

Dublin v Galway, Croke Park, 2pm

Wexford v Kilkenny, Chadwicks Wexford Park, 2pm

We are being treated to possibly one of the greatest Munster championships of all time, but when it comes to permutations, Leinster is right up there when it comes to drama.

That's due to there being uncertainty at both ends of the table with a big name, Wexford, at risk of dropping into the Joe McDonagh Cup.

More on that later because issues at the top are not without a bit of complication either.

The simplest outcome would be for Galway to win or draw in Dublin and Kilkenny to leave Chadwicks Wexford Park with at least a point. That would secure a Galway-Kilkenny Leinster final and would mean Dublin advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final against one of the Joe McDonagh Cup finalists, Carlow or Offaly.

If Dublin and Kilkenny were to win their games, they’d meet in the final with Galway instead off to that preliminary quarter-final.

Calculators will be required if Dublin beat Galway and Wexford beat Kilkenny. That would leave Kilkenny, Dublin and Galway all level on top at seven points.

Scoring difference would then be required, but it would only be used from the games directly involving the three counties. Kilkenny are on +6 having played both, Galway are on 0 and Dublin -6 ahead of the meeting of the latter two.

In that scenario of a Yellowbelly victory, Dublin need to beat Galway by four points to reach the Leinster