*Clare’s Ciaran Russell in action against Limerick’s Jim Liston. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR FOOTBALLERS have qualified for the Munster final, for the first time since 2012.
*Darren O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DARREN O’NEILL replaces Cathal O’Connor on the Clare team to take on Limerick in the Munster SFC semi-final this Saturday.
*Darren O’Neill’s half-time introduction was a turning point in the game. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GER KEANE played a vital role when Clare’s footballers last defeated Cork in the Munster SFC, his quick free teeing up Martin Daly for the match-winning goal, Sunday’s win over the Rebels was equally as dramatic and enthralling he writes.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DEMANDING A PERFORMANCE fitting of championship was one of the goals for Ciaran Russell heading into last Sunday’s quarter-final with Cork.
*Keelan Sexton and Eoin Cleary celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE defeated Cork in the Munster SFC for the first time since 1997.
Cillian Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS and his management team have named the Clare team to take on Cork in Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final.
*Jamie Malone is expected to move to the half-back line in the absence of Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SELECTIONS around the middle third are among the main selection headaches for Colm Collins and his management team for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final with Cork.
*Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CIAN O’DEA is to miss Clare’s potentially season defining Munster senior football quarter-final against Cork.
*Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers time in Division 2 has come to an end, for now, with a fifteen point win over Limerick.
*Brendy Rouine is among the players getting a first start of the 2023 NFL. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EIGHT CLARE footballers will make their first start of this year’s Allianz National Football League in what will be the county’s last outing in the competition.
