Galvin to make first Clare start in two years
*Clare’s Colm Galvin. Photograph: Martin Connolly Colm Galvin is to make his first starting appearance in a Clare jersey in two years.
*Clare’s Colm Galvin. Photograph: Martin Connolly Colm Galvin is to make his first starting appearance in a Clare jersey in two years.
*Clare’s Conor Cleary in action against Rory O’Connor. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare’s senior hurlers have lost back to back Allianz National Hurling League encounters.
*John Conlon. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare’s senior hurlers will be the county’s first side in competitive action this year when they make the trip to Antrim over the weekend.
*Eibhear Quilligan. Photograph: Inpho / Tommy Dickson Clare’s Allianz hurling league campaign for 2021 will begin in far away Corrigan Park in Belfast on Sunday (throw in at 1p.m.) when they face newly promoted Antrim.
*Shane Bennett and Jack Browne in action. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare will renew acquaintances with Waterford’s senior hurlers in the Munster senior hurling championship.
Reigning Senior B hurling champions Clonlara will continue with the same management this year.
Keith Carr has stepped down as strength and conditioning coach to the Clare senior hurlers after one season in the role.
Clare’s senior hurlers are set to be without regular defender Seadna Morey for the 2021 inter-county season.
One of the darkest days I experienced as a Clare hurling supporter was last year when Clare were decimated by Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds.
Two members of Clare’s All-Ireland winning team of 2013 have departed Brian Lohan’s senior hurling panel while three of the most promising young hurlers in the county have joined the squad.