Bennis believes form of Gillane & Kelly will decide Munster champions
Whether Aaron Gillane or Tony Kelly strikes form will be crucial to determining who wins the Munster senior hurling championship, Richie Bennis has predicted.
Aaron Gillane
Hurler of the Year Lynch ‘definitely out’ for Munster Final
*Cian Lynch will miss Sunday’s Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HURLER OF THE YEAR, Cian Lynch will not line out in Sunday’s Munster SHC final.
This Munster Final means more to Clare
This week, many of us are casting our minds back just over a fortnight to a cracker of a game and the best contest Clare have been involved in some years.
Tony Kelly turns on God-mode & Rory Hayes earns reputation as country’s top defender
*Tony Kelly points under pressure from Sean Finn. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The heavyweight clash of Limerick and Clare lived up to its billing as it played out in the colosseum of Cusack Park yesterday.
Tony Kelly can punish John Kiely’s complacent Limerick
*Tony Kelly gets away from Cathal O’Neill and Oisin O’Reilly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Growing up in South-East Clare just on the better side of the Clare-Limerick border meant this rivalry has always been the most intense for me.
DARACH HONAN: Start of Munster championship to ignite hurling season
*Gearoid Hegarty in full flight for Limerick. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Darach Honan looks ahead to the opening round of the Munster SHC.
Sixmilebridge duo take charge of Patrickswell
A Sixmilebridge duo have been appointed as the manager and coach of the Patrickswell senior hurlers.
Kelly masterclass not enough as Limerick knock Clare out of Munster championship
Not even an unprecedented 17 point masterclass from Tony Kelly could prevent neighbours Limerick from securing the double boost of National League honours and a Munster Semi-Final spot in Semple Stadium, Thurles this afternoon.
Nightmare outing as Limerick rip Clare apart
*Aaron Gillane in action with Jack Browne. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare have lost their second successive Munster senior hurling championship game in the space of a week, falling down at the expense of All-Ireland champions Limerick in a dreadful display.
‘Like a championship game except with snow’ – Fitzgerald
*David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Martin Connolly Before a ball was pucked or a flake of snow fell in Cusack Park yesterday, the Clare panel expected a low scoring contest.
