Conor Cleary wins the ball from Conor Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S senior hurlers fell to their second defeat of this year’s National Hurling League and with that look unlikely to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition.
*John Conlon holds off Corey Byrne Dunbar. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers brought one hell of a kick as they recorded their largest ever National Hurling League win over Wexford.
*John Conlon excelled for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A RETURN TO WINNING WAYS in resounding fashion saw Clare’s senior hurlers carve out a twenty two point victory against Wexford.
*Tony Kelly is back in the Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN has named his strongest Clare team of the year ahead of Sunday’s third round National Hurling League clash with Wexford.
*Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare will be “going as strong as we can” according to manager Brian Lohan when he and his management team sits down to name the side which will line out against Westmeath in the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Clare’s Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TONY KELLY WILL CONTINUE as Clare senior hurling captain for 2023.
*Loyal Clare supporter John Joe Costelloe and David McInerney. Photograph: Martin Connolly It’s exactly a decade on from when David McInerney first embraced a winter programme as part of the Clare senior hurling squad.
*Michelle Caulfield will be hoping to win a first senior championship this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It won’t surprise anyone that Truagh/Clonlara have retained the same management that led them to their first Clare senior camogie championship final last year.
*Paul Flanagan is nominated for the first time. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EIGHT CLARE HURLERS have been nominated for PwC All Stars.
*The Newmarket-on-Fergus senior hurlers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A blistering finish ensured that Newmarket-on-Fergus completed their group campaign in the best possible fashion to effectively seal a quarter-final place in Cusack Park, Ennis on Friday evening.