*Eoin Cleary holds onto Kevin Fahey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill
CLARE and Tipperary meet in the Munster SFC for the first time since 2020 this Saturday where the prize is a place in the provincial final and also a spot in the All-Ireland series.
Tipperary have the better recent record in their most recent Munster championship meetings, causing an upset to win the 2020 semi-final on their way to claiming provincial honours and also overcoming Clare in the 2002 semi-final following a replay.
2020: Tipperary 2-11 Clare 1-11, Munster quarter-final at Semple Stadium, Thurles
2002: Tipperary 1-8 Clare 0-8, Munster semi-final replay at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
2002: Tipperary 3-7 Clare 1-13, Munster semi-final at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
2000: Clare 0-15 Tipperary 0-10, Munster semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
1998: Tipperary 1-16 Clare 0-12, Munster semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
1994: Tipperary 2-8 Clare 0-13, Munster quarter-final at Cusack Park, Ennis
1992: Clare 2-11 Tipperary 2-17, Munster semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds
1989: Tipperary 1-18 Clare 2-5, Munster quarter-final at Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
1986: Tipperary 2-12 Clare 2-9 (AET), Munster quarter-final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh
1986: Clare 1-7 Tipperary 0-10, Munster quarter-final at Cusack Park, Ennis
