*Tomás Kelly with Paul Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. REACHING an All-Ireland final was where Clare’s U20 hurlers have been striving to get to since the current management were appointed in December 2021.
*Fred Hegarty celebrates with Ronan Kilroy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE practiced penalties in advance of their dramatic Munster U20 final victory and it certainly paid off, wing forward Fred Hegarty maintained.
*Eoin Lahiffe and Conor Grogan in action, both St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield & Clooney/Quin are battling for the last quarter-final berth in the Clare Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN of the eight quarter-final spots in the Clare Cup have been secured following the penultimate round of games.
*Conor Henry of O’Callaghans Mills takes on Clarecastle defender, Stephen O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’CALLAGHANS Mills are the only unbeaten side in the county following five rounds of the Clare Cup.
*Steven Conway of Feakle takes on Éire Óg’s Aaron Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SCARIFF and Kilmaley suffered their first losses of the year while Feakle and O’Callaghans Mills both remain unbeaten in the Clare Cup.
*Clare wing forward, Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IN just his second ever championship start for the Clare senior hurlers, Seán Rynne was one of the standout performers in Sunday’s six point win.
*Sean Collins of Scariff battles with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s Eoin Burke. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCARIFF and Kilmaley remain unbeaten after three rounds of the Clare Cup and hold the respective top spots in each division.
*James Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA’s James Hegarty is unlikely to make it back from injury as the Clare U20 hurlers look to record successive wins in the Munster championship.
*Clarecastle’s Rory O’Connell under pressure from Oran Cahill of Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIX CLUBS remain unbeaten after two rounds in this season’s willwego.com Clare cup senior hurling league.
*Danielle Griffin drives forward for Clare. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARE CAMOGIE manager Eugene Foudy has emphasised that maintaining high standards was the driving force behind his side’s push to finish the Division 1B group stage unbeaten.