Successive wins push The Bridge on brink of quarter-finals
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick gets away from Tadhg Dean and Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUCCESSIVE VICTORIES HAVE MOVED SIXMILEBRIDGE to top spot in Group 4 of the TUS Clare SHC.
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Crusheen have the upperhand over Newmarket-on-Fergus for second year running
CRUSHEEN edged this one with a strong start and a stout finish. Newmarket will have to count the positives instead of the points with just the puck of a ball between them.
Browne brings honest & hard-working traits back to the fore with Crusheen
*Michael Browne. HONEST AND HARD-WORKING were among the key traits of the Crusheen side which won back to back titles in 2010 and 2011, those same characteristics have come back to the surface again this year and it’s no coincidence that Michael Browne is back at the helm.
Commanding Crusheen see off Scariff to book county final place
*Fergus Madden and Éanna McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN are back in the Clare SHC final for the first time since 2014 after storming past the challenge of Scariff.
In the final four ‘anything is possible’ for Crusheen
*Oisin O’Donnell and Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” for Crusheen as they prepare for a first Clare SHC semi-final in four years.
Crusheen blitz brutal Blues to advance to last four
*Eoghan McMahon strikes under pressure from Niall O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A ravenous Crusheen raided for three first half goals to blitz previously unbeaten Newmarket-on-Fergus and advance to their first senior hurling championship semi-final in four years in Cusack Park.
Crusheen must recapture feared qualities to emerge from competitive group
*Crusheen’s Jamie Fitzgibbon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FORGING a winning start is vital for all teams beginning their Clare SHC campaign and for Crusheen they’ve turned to a management with history of success to guide their efforts.
Kelly to continue as Clare captain for 2023
*Clare’s Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TONY KELLY WILL CONTINUE as Clare senior hurling captain for 2023.
Crusheen hold senior status and put pressure on Smith O’Briens
*Oisin O’Donnell scored 1-04 for Crusheen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN saved their senior status and sent Smith O’Briens into a relegation battle less than a year after their promotion.
Rebuilding confidence key to getting Crusheen back on track
*The experienced Cian Dillon will be at the heart of the Crusheen defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Having experienced the heartbreak and deflation of being relegated before an eleventh hour provincial reprieve, if there ever was a kick in Crusheen, it has to come in the next two months.
