*Peter Duggan is tackled by Shane Woods. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
THIRTY one goals were scored across the course of the weekend in the second round of the TUS Clare SHC.
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Quarter-final places were secured by Éire Óg and Clooney/Quin while Clonlara and Kilmaley both have foot in the knockout stages.
Newmarket-on-Fergus, Scariff and Corofin have been eliminated from the race for honours following successive defeats.
Ross O’Donoghue is joined on The Water Break by two-time All-Ireland winner Michael O’Halloran who served as selector with Sixmilebridge’s hurlers in 2022 and 2023 plus Broadford’s Pádraig Hickey an All-Ireland intermediate winner with Clare in 2011.
On the agenda:
- Attacking players of the highest quality
- Younger lads are making their mark with different clubs
- Psychology is massive now in club hurling
- Round two a big day for The Bridge
- Clonlara’s strength in depth
- St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield are still building
- Goals rolled when Broadford met Corofin
- Kevin Keane an effective target man for Corofin
- Bouncing back from concession of goals
- Jerry O’Connor a livewire for Clooney/Quin
- Inagh/Kilnamona will find out about themselves in Round 3
- Éire Óg are justifying predictions they’d top Group 3
- Wolfe Tones were overly fixated on following certain players
- Leaving Colin Ryan on the line a costly call for Newmarket-on-Fergus
- Two week gap to Round 3 will strengthen Feakle
- Pace and power helping Kilmaley to win games
- Cratloe’s miles on the clock
- Group of Death claims Scariff as first casualty
- Old heads aid Ballyea’s efficiency at crucial juncture
For the record, the results from this weekend were:
TUS Clare SHC Round 2
Group 1:
Clonlara 3-21 St. Joseph’s Doora/Barefield 0-12
Sixmilebridge 1-20 Crusheen 1-17
Group 2:
Clooney/Quin 1-27 Inagh/Kilnamona 2-23
Broadford 5-25 Corofin 4-10
Group 3:
Éire Óg 1-26 Wolfe Tones 1-12
Feakle 1-19 Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-17
Group 4:
Kilmaley 5-17 Cratloe 0-20
Ballyea 1-21 Scariff 2-16
TUS Clare IHC Round 2
Group 1:
O’Callaghans Mills 0-24 Tubber 1-19
Tulla 1-18 Parteen/Meelick 0-18
Killanena Bye
Group 2:
Whitegate 2-18 Ruan 2-15
Clarecastle 3-21 Bodyke 2-14
Sixmilebridge bye
