2 weeks Ago By [email protected] (Paddy Tierney)
As expected, St Tiernach’s Park in Clones will host the Ulster SFC semi-final meeting between Armagh and Tyrone on Saturday, April 26. Both sides came through their respective quarter-final clashes with Antrim and Cavan respectively and, with demand for tickets likely to be high, Clones was the venue in Ulster that could accommodate the game. The Orchard County powered past the Saffrons despite an indifferent first half display in Corrigan Park.
Read more: Ethan Rafferty not expecting new role with Armagh despite brief outfield cameo against Antrim Read more: Malachy O’Rourke issues Darragh Canavan fitness update after Tyrone star misses Championship victory over Cavan Armagh’s support was limited to around 3,000 for that game due to the capacity of the west Belfast venue, but the All-Ireland champions regularly bring a huge following to their games, especially at Clones. Tyrone, however, haven’t actually played a Championship game in St Tiernach’s since lifting the Anglo Celt Cup following their win over Down in 2017. They won Ulster again in 2020, but the final against Monaghan was played in Croke Park.
Malachy O’Rourke side claimed a seven-point victory over Cavan last Sunday , but star forward Darragh Canavan missed the game with a hamstring injurywhich threatens his involvement in the Ulster semi-final. The last four clash throws in at 4.45pm and tickets for the game will go on sale on Thursday, April 17 at 10am.
Armagh claimed a facile 1-23 to 0-18 win over Tyrone when they met in the League back in February with O’Rourke’s men dropping into Division Two for next season. However, Tyrone were also the last team to beat Armagh within 70 minutes when they claimed a 0-13 to 0-11 win over Kieran McGeeney’s side in the group stages of the All-Ireland series in Omagh in 2023. Sign up to our free sports newsletter to get the latest headlines to your inbox.
