Six Clare hurlers receive All Star nominations
SIX Clare hurlers have been included among the 45 All Star nominees.
Diarmuid Ryan
Cratloe raise green flags while St Breckan’s see red in relegation play off
*Cratloe’s Seán Collins closes in on St Breckans forward Joe McGann. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CRATLOE claimed the spoils to seal their senior status and pit St Breckans against Kilmihil to determine who drops down to intermediate next year.
Wides continue to curtail Cratloe on the big days in Cusack Park
*Cratloe’s Jamie Moylan. Photograph: Charlotte Cole. REPEATED high wide counts on the big day are proving to be a major stumbling block for Cratloe’s senior hurlers.
Lohan behold as Cratloe edge thriller over Feakle at the death
*Conor McGrath, Enda Boyce and Cathal Lohan try to block Martin Daly. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. The determination to win it was matched by an inordinate amount of misses to lose it before Cathal Lohan popped up with an injury-time winner from under the stand to inch Cratloe into the the last eight of the Clare …
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Time for Cratloe’s young guns to step up & fire hurlers on
*Cratloe’s Eoin Carey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. YOUNG players have no choice but to step up for Cratloe’s senior hurlers, manager Alan Neville has outlined.
Opening points split in dramatic Cratloe and Clooney/Quin climax
*Jamie Moylan tries to get away from Peter Duggan and Jimmy Corry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. The first stalemate of the senior hurling championship came last after a dramatic crescendo saw both sides lead in injury-time before John Cahill’s last gasp equaliserto split the points between Clooney/Quin and Cratloe.
Clare suffer heaviest championship defeat to Cork since 1988
*Seán Rynne and Cathal Malone win back possession for Clare. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARE have exited the Munster senior hurling championship with a sobering sixteen point trouncing at the hands of Cork.
‘Our year was on the line’ – Ryan & Clare issue response to reignite championship campaign
*Diarmuid Ryan keeps the sliotar from Craig Morgan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GETTING back in the reckoning was the objective for Clare’s senior hurlers when they travelled to Thurles on Saturday and they are now firmly back in the championship equation as noted by wing back Diarmuid Ryan.
Diarmuid hopeful of a long championship year ahead in Clare colours
*Diarmuid Ryan fires over a point. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DIARMUID RYAN and the Clare senior hurlers are expecting “a massive battle” to kick off their championship campaign against Waterford but are hopeful of a long year ahead.
Clare name strong side with five changes for Kildare tie
*David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FIVE CHANGES have been made to the Clare senior hurling team for Saturday’s fourth round of the Allianz National Hurling League against Kildare.