*Clonlara’s Mícheál O’Loughlin surrounded by O’Callaghans Mills players. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Heading into the last three rounds in the race for this season’s Future Ticketing Clare Cup senior hurling league title, it remains very tight at the top with just one point separating the top five teams.
*Photograph: John Mangan In round five in the Future Ticketing Clare Cup senior hurling league, leaders in division 1 A, Kilmaley suffered their first defeat when they went under to Feakle.
*Kilmaley’s Brian Cahill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TITLE HOLDERS Kilmaley remain unbeaten after four rounds in the FutureTicketing Clare Cup, they easily defeated their neighbours and rivals Inagh/Kilnamona on Saturday.
*Steven Conway and Barry Fitzpatrick swing for the dropping ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMALEY OCCUPY top spot of the FutureTicketing Clare Cup after recording their third win in as many games while Sixmilebridge withstood a Feakle comeback to keep their unbeaten record alive.
*Sixmilebridge’s Shane Golden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ACTION continued in the Clare Cup over the weekend when both Inagh/Kilnamona and Sixmilebridge had their first outings in this season’s campaign.
*Gearoid ‘Gudgy’ O’Connell captained Ballyea from centre-back. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Inclement weather disrupted first round games in the Future Ticketing Clare Cup hurling league on Saturday when four of the scheduled nine games did not go ahead.
Patrick Crotty takes on Eoin Guilfoyle and John Cahill. Photograph: Sport Action Photography BOTH FAVOURITES to win the U21A hurling title have been paired at opposite sides of the draw for the semi-finals.
