*Clare captain Graham Ball with John Barry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s minor hurlers went into depths of their resolve and courage to record an incredible semi-final win over Cork in FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, overturning a seven-point deficit from the previous meeting between the sides to qualify for a second All-Ireland minor hurling final …
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*Liam Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s minor hurlers are one hour away from a place in the All-Ireland final.
*Clare minor captain, Graham Ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill REACHING a fourth successive All-Ireland minor hurling semi-final is testament to the work ongoing with development squads in the county, minor manager Ger O’Connell has said.
*Paul Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE booked their place in the last four of the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship with a late, but comprehensive second half showing downing Galway in the second of the quarter-final double header on Sunday afternoon.
*Evan Crimmins goes into the air to claim the sliotar. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE teed up a winner-takes-all final round showdown against Waterford for a place in a historic fourth consecutive Munster Minor Hurling Final following a commanding victory over Limerick.
Darragh Murrihy clears his lines under pressure from Callum Coffey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S three year winning streak over Cork in the Munster minor hurling championship is over after the Rebels reigned supreme in Tulla to comfortably account for the hosts.
*John Barry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE LEFT it late but better late than never as a dramatic seven points turnaround snatched their opening points of the Munster minor hurling championship in their first outing.
*Graham Ball is the Clare minor hurling captain. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONSHIP commences for Clare’s minor hurlers this Saturday, they are without one of seven survivors from last year’s panel with promising forward Paul Rodgers missing out.
*Wolfe Tones captain John Guilfoyle lifts the Paddy Browne Cup. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WOLFE TONES have bounced back to the Clare senior hurling championship after edging out Tubber by the smallest of margins in dramatic circumstances.
*Patrick Finnernan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LEINSTER champions Kilkenny stand in Clare’s way of making back to back All-Ireland minor hurling finals for the first time.
