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Cork claim first blood over Clare but Banner braced for rematch in Munster semi-final

*Clare’s Ronan Kilroy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Clare’s luck agonisingly ran out at the death in a superb wrestle for supremacy with hosts Cork on Wednesday evening but Terence Fahy’s side won’t be too perturbed as they get an immediate shot at redemption against the same opposition at the same venue next Wednesday evening (7.35pm) for …

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‘There’s great character in this team’ – Clare U20s name unchanged side for Cork clash

By Eoin Brennan

*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s U20 hurlers are looking “more threatening” while management for the first time in this year’s championship have opted against any changes as the side bid for a fourth successive victory.

‘His mother would be very proud of him’ – Kilroy’s leadership commended

By Páraic McMahon

*Ronan Kilroy on the attack for Clare’s U20 hurlers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. RONAN KILROY’s leadership has been lauded having made his senior championship debut and setting the way for the county U20 hurlers following a very difficult month.

Clare U20 hurlers pull off their greatest escape

By Eoin Brennan

*Clare’s Ryan Hayes gathers possession. Even Harry Houdini himself would have conceded that Clare’s U20 hurlers are the masters of escapology after saving their greatest turnaround to dramatically sink hosts Tipperary.

Rodgers, Ball & Boyce start as Clare U20s make three changes

By Páraic McMahon

*Paul Rodgers starts for the first time for the Clare U20s. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THREE CHANGES have been made to the Clare U20 hurling team for Wednesday’s third round of the Munster championship against Tipperary.

‘The graph is going up for Clare’s U20s’ – Fahy

By Páraic McMahon

*Clare wing back Matthew O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. RECORDING home victories in successive outings is a huge plus for the Clare U20 hurlers as they head on the road for the remainder of the championship.

Clare U20s get over the line against Limerick to inch closer to semi-finals

By Páraic McMahon

*Captain Eoghan Gunning excelled in defence for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S U20 hurlers have recorded successive wins in the Munster championship, making hard work of it yet again but getting over the line nonetheless.

Hegarty remains sidelined with hamstring injury

By Páraic McMahon

*James Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA’s James Hegarty is unlikely to make it back from injury as the Clare U20 hurlers look to record successive wins in the Munster championship.

Clare U20s looking to ‘drive to higher standard’ after getting out of jail in first round

By Páraic McMahon

*Ronan Kilroy and Paul Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S U20 hurlers were ‘relieved and flattered to get out of jail’ by starting their Munster championship with a victory.

Hegarty’s major sees Clare U20s snatch win from Waterford

By Páraic McMahon

*Fred Hegarty prepares to fire Clare’s goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRED HEGARTY’s late goal saw Clare’s U20s pip Waterford in the first round of the Munster hurling championship.

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