‘We always knew it was going to go down to the wire’ – Ballyea braced for final round showdown
*Ballyea’s Niall Deasy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA ‘always knew it was going to go down to the wire’ in the Group of Death.
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Crusheen go through to Clare SHC quarter-finals
*Breffni Horner leaves Eoghan Thynne behind. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CRUSHEEN beat St. Joseph’s Doora/Barefield by 10 points to make the last eight again in the race for Canon Hamilton.
Bridge knock out Blues as spoils divided at the death
CONOR DEASY’s late equaliser secured Sixmilebridge’s place in the Clare SHC quarter-finals and dumped rivals Newmarket-on-Fergus out of the championship.
Sixmilebridge ready for ‘massive battle’ with Blues & Crusheen viewing Doora/Barefield clash as knockout
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick of Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neil SIXMILEBRIDGE are preparing for a “massive battle” against rivals Newmarket-on-Fergus in the final round in Group 4 of the Clare SHC.
Fifteen teams chasing eight senior hurling quarter-final places
*David Fitzgerald and Inagh/Kilnamona can only advance if they defeat Broadford. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HEADING into the final round of group games in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate hurling championships this weekend its highly likely that score difference will come into play in determining the qualifiers from, at least, some of the groups.
‘We went through every single emotion’ in East Clare derby says Scariff boss McKenna
*Scariff captain Mark Rodgers tries to shake off the challenge of Eoin Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DRAWING with Broadford in an East Clare derby saw Scariff go “through every single emotion”.
Final round ‘a knockout game’ for Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Sean O’Connor clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS are treating their final group game in the TUS Clare SHC as “a knockout game”.
Broadford’s curve is rising
*Eoghan Gunning clears his lines for Broadford. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BROADFORD’s “curve is on the way up” according to their coach as they currently remain unbeaten in the Clare SHC.
‘We could be in a quarter-final or relegation trouble’ – Clonlara gearing up for huge third round
*David Reidy and Jathan McMahon get tangled in possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COUNTY CHAMPIONS, Clonlara face the prospect of being “a quarter-final or in relegation trouble,” manager Donal Madden pointed out following their loss to Éire Óg.
O’Connor lauds Éire Óg charges as Townies sit top of ‘savage challenging’ Group 1
*Niall McMahon fends off the challenge of Diarmuid Stritch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE Óg’s hurlers targeted building a panel at the beginning of the year, the foundations are solid with two wins from two championship outings.