Cork eliminate Clare’s U20 hurlers from Munster championship
*Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’s U20 hurlers have exited the Munster championship after conceding eight of the last ten scores in their showdown with Cork.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’s U20 hurlers have exited the Munster championship after conceding eight of the last ten scores in their showdown with Cork.
*Ian McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s U20 hurlers were left cursing Crecora’s Cathal O’Neill with the sharpshooter raiding for 1-01 in the space of 35 seconds to snatch victory from the Banner County.
*Conner Hegarty is the Clare U20 captain. Photograph: Chris Copley The meeting of Clare and their great rivals Limerick in the opening round of the Munster U20 hurling championship at the TUS Gaelic grounds in Limerick next Wednesday starts a very busy period of provincial championship action for Banner county underage sides.
*Scariff duo Patrick Crotty & Keelan Hartigan. SCARIFF’S Patrick Crotty captained the UL Fresher Hurlers to All-Ireland glory on Wednesday night.
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE TIME ALL STAR, Tony Kelly is in line for a return to the Clare colours after partaking in a full internal training game on Saturday.
*Clarecastle’s Cian Broderick. Photograph: Chris Copley A FRESH injection of youth is to be sprinkled to the Clare senior hurling panel with manager Brian Lohan making new additions to his squad for 2022.
*Inagh/Kilnamona manager, Eugene Cullinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill No pressure or extra expectation rests on Inagh/Kilnamona’s shoulders despite the club formed in 2007 preparing for their first ever Clare SHC final this weekend, manager Eugene Cullinan affirmed.
Inagh/Kilnamona’s dreams of winning a first ever Clare SHC title are edging closer to becoming a reality after they sealed their place in the county final with a three point win over Éire Óg.
Inagh/Kilnamona’s bid for a first ever Clare SHC title has received a further boost after they sealed their place in the last four of the competition.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Conner Hegarty in full flight. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Desperately unlucky to lose by the minimum margin to Clonlara last time out, Whitegate followed up on that performance when sharing the spoils with an Inagh/Kilnamona outfit that went into this final group game in the senior hurling championship carrying the favourites tag.