Morey in the mix for full-back spot
*Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEADNA MOREY is in line for a starting role for the first time in this year’s championship.
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Clare must make it physical from the start against Cork
*David McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill This week’s clash should have a knockout feel. While Cork will get two bites of the cherry against Clare and Limerick, they will have targeted getting a result in Ennis.
McCarthy overcomes quad injury to retain place in Clare team
*Aidan McCarthy has recovered from injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AIDAN MCCARTHY returns to the Clare senior hurling side for Sunday’s showdown with Cork.
Cork game will be treated as knockout – Rodgers
Mark Rodgers gets away from Conor Prunty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FACING CORK in Ennis this weekend is a knockout tie, Clare forward Mark Rodgers maintained.
‘We need to keep building the momentum’ – Tony Kelly says as Clare keep championship fate in their hands
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TONY KELLY was back on song and hitting the frees as Clare recorded their second win of this year’s Munster senior hurling championship.
Inane Waterford tactics play into Clare’s hands to set up crunch clash with Cork
*Shane O’Donnell dinks past Austin Gleeson. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare never needed to raise much of a gallop to brush aside a dysfunctional Waterford team, the Déise’s approach to the game was simply baffling.
Clare show going toe to toe with Limerick is the way to beat them
*John Conlon holds off Graeme Mulcahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Unlike the players, I was mentally scarred by our visit to the Gaelic Grounds in 2019. That day, after a disappointing defeat to Tipperary in the previous round, Clare were beaten all ends up to the delight of the baying Limerick crowd.
Clare hurlers bring championship bid back to life defeating All-Ireland champions Limerick
*David McInerney and Conor Cleary in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR HURLERS have roared back into the championship by defeating All-Ireland champions Limerick in their own back yard.
Clare can deal with Tipperary’s move to a more athletic approach
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Championship is back, and not a weekend too soon! While there was some entertaining hurling on show over the past couple of months the league was mostly a lacklustre affair. It was difficult to gather too much insight into the competing counties this year as managers took different approaches. Tipperary and Clare’s …
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Hogan set to make championship debut for Clare seniors
*Adam Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE’S ADAM HOGAN is set to make his championship debut for the Clare senior hurlers this weekend.