*Matthew O’Halloran clears his lines as a hurley flies by Peter Power. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. SIXMILEBRIDGE snatched a senior championship lifeline in a derby duel with Newmarket-on-Fergus which lived up to expectations.
*Aron Shanagher holds off Noel Purcell and Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A first derby victory in a decade was well worth the wait as Wolfe Tones fully merited the garnering of the opening Group 4 points against Sixmilebridge.
*Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HAVING steered their native club to the brink of a Canon Hamilton reunion last October, Sixmilebridge’s managerial duo Tommy Liddy and Stiofan Fitzpatrick are determined to avoid any second season syndrome in this year’s senior championship.
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick, David Kennedy and Jason Loughnane celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Giorraíonn beirt bóthar and Stiofán Fitzpatrick and Tommy Liddy wasted no time in shortening the road to the TUS Senior Hurling Championship final, the pair are in their first season as joint managers of Sixmilebridge.
*Conor Deasy’s equaliser against Newmarket-on-Fergus secured top spot for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE’s ability to “dig out a result” has been the most pleasing aspect of their campaign to date in the Clare senior hurling championship.
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick gets away from Tadhg Dean and Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUCCESSIVE VICTORIES HAVE MOVED SIXMILEBRIDGE to top spot in Group 4 of the TUS Clare SHC.
*David Mescall. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Sixmilebridge suffered their first defeat in this season’s Clare Cup (Division 1A) when going under to Inagh/Kilnamona in their re-arranged first round fixture which went ahead at Inagh on Saturday.
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick was a constant threat and finished with a goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE TOOK ANOTHER STEP closer to the quarter-finals of the Clare SHC following a comprehensive win over Feakle.
*Sixmilebridge defender, Barry Fitzpatrick. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill First blood to Sixmilebridge as a powerful second half display ensured the opening derby spoils over Newmarket-on-Fergus in Cusack Park this afternoon.
*Seadna Morey has been in flying form for Sixmilebridge this season. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Having amassed five senior championship crowns in just eight seasons as recently as 2020, there were signs last season that Sixmilebridge’s most successful side were beginning to wane.