*Feakle/Killanena’s Keith Smyth holds off Matthew Corbett and Evan Maxted of Clooney/Quin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CLARE HURLING followers can look forward with confidence to more titles for the Banner county on the inter county front in the coming seasons if this weekend’s games in the under 21 championship are an indication.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin Round 2 in the U21 hurling championships dominated the domestic fixture schedule at the weekend when the twelve games played produced a whopping total of fifty four goals.
Clarecastle’s James Doherty catches the sliotar. Photograph: Chris Copley The race for the under 21 A, B and C hurling championship titles got underway at the weekend when some big wins were recorded.
Scariff-Ogonnelloe 2-17 Corofin-Ruan 1-12 Christmas celebrations have started early in the parishes of Scariff and Ogonnelloe, thanks to the U21 hurlers who were crowned Clare A champions at Clarecastle this Friday afternoon. A strong finish which yielded ten unanswered points in the closing twenty minutes sealed a merited win for the East Clare outfit over …
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*Kevin Keane contests the high ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HOLDERS Corofin/Ruan negotiated their path back to the Under 21A Hurling decider after seeing off neighbours Inagh/Kilnamona in Tubber on Sunday afternoon.
*Action from the first round clash between Corofin/Ruan and Clarecastle. Photograph: Chris Copley U21A hurling semi-finals are provisionally fixed to take place this coming Sunday while the semi-finals in the U21A football championship have been delayed by a week.
*Oisin Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BOTH SEMI-FINALS in the U21A and C hurling championship have been postponed.
Patrick Crotty takes on Eoin Guilfoyle and John Cahill. Photograph: Sport Action Photography BOTH FAVOURITES to win the U21A hurling title have been paired at opposite sides of the draw for the semi-finals.
*Barry Morrissey and Rory O’Connell swarm Louis McCormack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR TEAMS are left standing in the race for U21A hurling glory while three of the semi-final spots in the B championship have been filled.
*Clooney/Quin’s Eoghan O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUARTER-FINAL pairings have been made for the U21A, B and C hurling championships.
