*Tony Kelly’s strike tests the durability of Ger Mellerick’s hurley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Week on week games won’t be a complaint as far as Tony Kelly is concerned.
*Patrick Horgan clashes with Conor Cleary and Paul Flanagan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CORK’s PACE will be the main area of opposition focus for Clare as Brian Lohan’s side look to record their second win in Semple Stadium in this year’s Munster SHC.
*Shane O’Donnell has received the all-clear to return to action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill With just four weeks until Clare’s competitive bow in this year’s Munster Senior Hurling Championship, there’s mixed news on what has been an unprecedented revolving door of injuries.
*Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s growing list of injuries now includes wing-back Diarmuid Ryan who is looking at a six week spell on the sidelines.
*Tony Kelly chipped in with 2-12 of Clare’s 4-20. Photograph: Martin Connolly Well worth the wait as Clare caught fire in the final quarter to soar to their first victory of this year’s National Hurling League in Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park, Tullamore this afternoon.
*Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RYAN TAYLOR will make his first appearance of the year for the Clare senior hurlers in the only confirmed change to the starting team for Sunday’s Munster Hurling Cup final.
*Stephen O’Halloran celebrates after hitting the back of the net. Photograph: Joe Buckley A last gasp rally secured a first championship victory for Clarecastle but wouldn’t be sufficient to get them out of relegation danger as score difference ironically elevated Wolfe Tones into the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon.
*Sixmilebridge joint captain, Jamie Shanahan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A powerful second half from Sixmilebridge saw them carve out a fifteen point win over neighbours Wolfe Tones to seal their spot in the quarter-finals of the Clare SHC.
*Sean Costelloe will be vying for a place in the Wolfe Tones attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It’s fifteen years since Wolfe Tones won the second of their two Clare senior hurling titles, that win coming a decade after they made the breakthrough in 1996 after which they went on to win the Munster title before …
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*Cathal Malone controls the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Once a number of tweaks are made, Clare’s senior hurlers are capable of winning silverware, writes Darach Honan.