*Cronan Dillon. ADVANCING TO THE knockout stages of the Clare SHC on scoring difference was treated as a second bite of the cherry for Crusheen who are now sixty minutes away from lifting the Canon Hamilton for the third time in their history.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A FINAL PAIRING that was not on the cards to the surface this weekend when Clonlara and Crusheen do battle in the Clare SHC final.
*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.
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.
*Cilléin Mullins will be facing off with Diarmuid Stritch and Cian Moriarty again. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A NOVEL PAIRING LIES ahead in the TUS Clare senior hurling championship final with Clonlara and Crusheen progressing to the big day.
*Donal Madden with Clonlara players Paraic O’Loughlin and Colm O’Meara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA’S supporters defied the instructions of Clare GAA officials to stay off the field of Cusack Park after they advanced to the Clare SHC final for the first time since 2016, to create special scenes in what has been a memorable campaign …
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*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.
*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.
*Clonlara’s Michael Clancy in action against Killian Bane and Gary Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill As the clock ticks down to the weekend’s eagerly awaited TUS Clare senior hurling championship semi-finals, its fair to say that few, if indeed any, would have predicted who the final four in the race to become 2023 Canon Hamilton trophy …
*Luke Hayes gets away from Peter Power. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HAVING LEFT their worst performance until their last outing, Newmarket-on-Fergus have been left deflated with their exit from the Clare SHC.