Clare lose out to Cork in McGrath Cup opener
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior footballers opening outing of the year has ended in defeat.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior footballers opening outing of the year has ended in defeat.
COLM COLLINS has named his starting fifteen for Clare’s first outing of the year when the senior footballers welcome Cork to Hennessy Park in Miltown Malbay.
*Miltown Malbay’s Darragh McDonagh is expected to line out for Clare on his home field on Thursday. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill As Clare prepare for the new inter county senior football season, a number of players are expected to make their senior debuts on Saturday at Hennessy Park in Miltown Malbay when the Banner side will …
*Daniel Walsh is brought over the line by Tadhg Corkery. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s first outing of the year has been moved from Thursday evening to Saturday afternoon.
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s McGrath Cup clash with Waterford has been postponed due to a high amount of COVID-19 close contacts in the Déise camp.
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Sportsfile Unearthing new talent and exposing young players to senior inter-county standards is the aim of the Clare footballers in the 2020 McGrath Cup.
*Pearse Lillis made a return to the Clare team. Photograph: Martin Connolly Two points separated Limerick and Clare as they began their McGrath Cup campaigns on Sunday afternoon with the Treaty County emerging as deserving winners.
*Photograph by Martin Connolly Clare have won the McGrath Cup for the first time since 2008. Clare 1-09 Cork 0-09 Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay Playing in his home field, it was Miltown’s Gordon Kelly that kicked the all-important goal as Clare claimed the spoils against Cork on Saturday afternoon to secure the McGrath …