Dublin's rivals finally revealed

Gaelic Games News: Westmeath will play Dublin in the Leinster hurling championship quarter-final after the GAA Management Committee…

Gaelic Games News: Westmeath will play Dublin in the Leinster hurling championship quarter-final after the GAA Management Committee decided not to punish them for fielding a sixth substitute in their 12-point victory over Kildare.

A decision will be made tomorrow on a date and venue for the tie, with the winners to play Offaly in the semi-final.

Meanwhile, Wexford made a spirited comeback to force a 4-8 to 3-11 draw with Cork in a senior football challenge match at Bunclody on Saturday.

Wexford will play Kildare in the Leinster quarter-final next Sunday while Cork take on neighbours Kerry the following week.

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A Colin Crowley goal on 12 minutes put Cork into a 1-1 to 0-2 lead, but they found themselves 1-4 to 1-3 behind after 25 minutes when the home side's John Hudson scored a goal.

Cork responded with two goals in a three-minute spell in the lead up to the half-time break. Micheál Ó Croinín found the net on 33 minutes after finishing a Dermot Hurley cross. Then Kevin O'Sullivan scored to give gave Cork a 3-6 to 1-5 interval lead.

Two minutes into the second half the Wexford revival began when Hudson scored from a penalty after Redmond Barry had been fouled. When Darren Foran crashed home a further goal five minutes later just three points separated the sides, 3-8 to 3-5.

The two sides exchanged points throughout the second half and, despite Jason Lawlor scoring a 53rd-minute goal, Cork held a two-point lead with just a few minutes remaining.

A Wexford flourish saw Barry score from a free and then a 45 to earn the home team the draw.

WEXFORD: J Cooper; C Morris, P Wallace, N Murphy; L O'Brien, D Murphy, G Sunderland; W Carley, N Lambert; D Foran (1-0), J Hudson (2-0, one penalty), R Barry (0-3, one free, one 45); J Hegarty, P Forde, M Forde (0-5, four frees). Subs: D Breen for Sunderland, J Lawlor (1-0) for M Forde, D Kinsella for Hegarty, R Hassey for Carley, P Curtis for O'Brien, D Browne for Foran, K Kennedy for Hudson.

CORK: K O'Dwyer; S O'Brien, D Kavanagh (0-1), N O'Leary; E Sexton, G Murphy, M Cronin; D Hurley, G Canty; A Cronin, C McCarthy, C O'Sullivan (0-1); C Crowley (1-1), M Ó Croinín (1-4, three frees), K O'Sullivan (1-3). Subs: F Murray (0-1) for K O'Sullivan, S Levis for G. Murphy.

Referee: S O'Shea (Wexford).