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This weekend’s Ulster Club Championship fixtures as Crossmaglen open with Ballybay test

The Ulster Club series begins in earnest this weekend with 13 fixtures across three grades in hurling and football.

The standout fixture is Saturday night’s Ulster Club Senior Football Championship preliminary round tie between Crossmaglen and Ballybay at the Athletic Grounds.

The South Armagh club lost the last two Armagh SFC finals before powering past first-time finalists Granemore in last month’s county final.

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They’ll return to the Athletic Grounds as warm favourites to overcome Monaghan champions Ballybay and set up a blockbuster clash with current club kingpins Kilcoo next weekend.

The Intermediate clash between Shane O’Neill’s (Armagh) and Corduff (Monaghan) will act as a curtain-raiser for the senior tie in Armagh with the senior game being shown live on RTÉ2.

Crossmaglen Rangers star Rian O'Neill in action against Granemore in last month's Armagh SFC final at the Athletic Grounds. Rangers face Monaghan champions Ballybay in Saturday's Ulster Club opener. (©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo)

The Camlough outfit claimed a last-gasp victory over St Paul’s in the Armagh Intermediate final and face Seamus McEnaney’s side on Saturday for the right to face Down champions Saval in the quarter-finals.

The quarter-finals of the Junior Football Championship as well as the quarter-finals of the Junior and Intermediate Hurling grades will also take place this weekend.

Saturday

Ulster Club Intermediate Hurling Championship quarter-final

Éire Óg Carrickmore (Tyrone) v St Patrick’s Lisbellaw (Carrickmore, 1pm)

Liatroim (Down) v Castleblayney (Monaghan) (Páirc Esler, 5.15pm)

Ulster Club Junior Football Championship quarter-final

Teconnaught (Down) v Stewartstown Harps (Páirc Esler, 3pm)

Ulster Club Intermediate Football Championship preliminary round

Shane O’Neill’s (Armagh) v Corduff (Monaghan) (Athletic Grounds 5pm)

Ulster Club Senior Football Championship preliminary round

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) v Ballybay Pearse Brothers (Monaghan) (Athletic Grounds, 7.15pm, Live on RTÉ2).

Sunday

Ulster Club Junior Football Championship quarter-final

Derrynoose (Armagh) v Letterkenny Gaels (Donegal) (Crossmaglen, 1.30pm)

Newtownbutler (Fermanagh) v Pearse’s (Antrim) (Brewster Park, 1.30pm)

Clones (Monaghan) v Drumlane (Cavan) (Clones, 1.30pm)

Ulster Club Junior Hurling Championship quarter-final

Carrickmacross (Monaghan) v Glenarm (Antrim) (Inniskeen, 1.30pm)

Cootehill (Cavan) v Sean Treacy’s (Armagh) (Breffni Park, 1.30pm)

Setanta (Donegal) v Eoghan Ruadh (Tyrone) (Letterkenny, 1.30pm)

Na Magha (Derry) v Warrenpoint (Down) (Celtic Park, 1.45pm)

Ulster Club Intermediate Hurling Championship quarter-final

Eoghan Rua (Derry) v Middletown (Armagh) (Celtic Park, 4pm)

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