SCARIFF Community College will hope to bridge a thirty-five-year gap when they face High School Clonmel in the Munster Colleges Senior B (Corn Tomas Mhic Choilm) Hurling Championship final this Saturday.
The game is scheduled to take place at Ballyagran with a 12:30 p.m. throw-in time. Scariff reached the semi-final of this competition last year but lost out to Blackwater Community School from Waterford, who went on to win the provincial title before losing to the Ulster A champions in the All-Ireland final.
Two members of the East Clare school’s victorious team in 1990 have sons seeking to emulate their fathers on Saturday. Brendan Gunning and Michael O’Grady were part of the last team to bring this title to East Clare. Their sons, Eoghan Gunning, who is the team captain, and Colin O’Grady, are key members of this year’s team.
Scariff were crowned All-Ireland C champions in 2018, and current Clare star Mark Rodgers was a member of that team. His brother, Paul, lines out at corner-forward in this year’s team, and their father, Ger, is a member of the backroom team this year alongside Sean McNamara from O’Callaghan’s Mills.
McNamara, a member of the teaching staff at the school, is the team coach along with Whitegate’s Andrew Fahey. Players from Scariff, Bodyke, Broadford, Whitegate, Killanena, and Ogonnelloe make up this year’s panel.
