McCarthy overcomes quad injury to retain place in Clare team
*Aidan McCarthy has recovered from injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AIDAN MCCARTHY returns to the Clare senior hurling side for Sunday’s showdown with Cork.
*Aidan McCarthy has recovered from injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AIDAN MCCARTHY returns to the Clare senior hurling side for Sunday’s showdown with Cork.
*Rory Hayes retains his spot at corner back. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE named an unchanged side to face Waterford in Saturday’s Munster senior hurling championship.
*John Conlon holds off Graeme Mulcahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Unlike the players, I was mentally scarred by our visit to the Gaelic Grounds in 2019. That day, after a disappointing defeat to Tipperary in the previous round, Clare were beaten all ends up to the delight of the baying Limerick crowd.
*Ryan Taylor and Peter Duggan celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THEY PICKED UP THE SCRIPT and tossed it into the bin, Clare’s senior hurlers were written off in most parts for Saturday’s crunch tie with Limerick but they managed to end the All-Ireland champions seventeen game unbeaten run.
*Eibhear Quilligan is named to start in goals. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography BRIAN LOHAN has made two changes to the Clare senior hurling team for Saturday’s meeting with reigning All-Ireland, Munster and National Hurling League champions Limerick.
*Adam Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE’S ADAM HOGAN is set to make his championship debut for the Clare senior hurlers this weekend.
*Aidan McCarthy scored from a penalty in Clare’s challenge match versus Galway. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR hurlers are continuing their preparations for the first round of the Munster championship.
*Eamonn Foudy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EAMONN FOUDY’s injury is not as bad as first feared but it will rule him out of the running for Clare’s opening contest in the Munster senior hurling championship.
*Ian Galvin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR CHANGES have been made by Brian Lohan and his management team for Clare’s final outing of the 2023 Allianz National Hurling League.
*Conor Cleary and Geraroid Hegarty will cross paths this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurling team shows one change for Saturday’s anticipated National Hurling League second round clash with Limerick.