*Clare’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While he is delighted to be part of the Clare panel which will play defending champions Limerick in the Munster final in two weeks time, Shane O’Donnell believes that his biggest achievement this year was getting back on the playing pitch.
*David Reidy made his first championship start of the year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers marched into the Munster final while storming past the challenge of Waterford on Sunday evening.
*Ian Galvin returns to the Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN has made six changes to the Clare senior hurling team for Sunday’s Munster SHC final round robin tie with Waterford.
*The Waterford match is a chance to give Shane O’Donnell more game-time. Photograph: Shane O’Donnell This week’s clash with Waterford has a somewhat hollow feeling for Clare supporters. Having safely progressed along with Limerick to a Munster Final last week, Clare are left with very little to play against Waterford. There is an opportunity for …
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*Peter Duggan loses his hurley but gets away from Mike Casey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THURLES HAS BEEN CONFIRMED as the destination for the Munster senior hurling final between Clare and Limerick.
“A titanic battle with no quarter spared” was how outstanding Clare defender Paul Flanagan described Sunday’s draw with Limerick.
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Joe Buckley EXPECTATION WEIGHED on the shoulders of the Clare senior hurlers ahead of Sunday’s packed to capacity clash with Limerick and Banner boss Brian Lohan was satisfied that his charges delivered.
Clare & Limerick served up a heavyweight clash to justify its billing on Sunday in Cusack Park, the counties will rest the swords for now before doing battle again in the Munster Final at the beginning of June.
*Limerick manager, John Kiely. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “A cracking game of hurling” was how Limerick manager John Kiely described the latest meeting of Clare and Limerick in the Munster senior hurling championship.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE ARE THROUGH to the Munster senior hurling final with their epic draw with Limerick ensuring the two counties will meet again.
