*An emotional Donal Moloney with Shane Kavanagh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SCARIFF don’t just have an ability to fight “but can hurl too” while their medical team will be “working night and day” to try get a full squad available for their upcoming semi-final showdown with Kilmaley.
*Mark Rodgers catches the sliotar above Gavin O’Brien. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin SCORING difference has sent Scariff through to the Clare SHC quarter-finals and Crusheen into a relegation battle.
*Patrick Ryan forms part of a very strong Scariff attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HAVING reached the Clare Cup final earlier this year, Scariff enter the championship with renewed confidence after surviving a difficult campaign last season.
*Seán Collins and Conor McCarthy battle for possession. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. SCARIFF will meet East Clare neighbours O’Callaghans Mills in the final of the Clare Cup after overcoming Newmarket-on-Fergus by two points.
*Jamie Moylan celebrates scoring Clare’s second goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MORE NOTED for scoring the odd inspirational point from wing back as opposed to goals, Jamie Moylan landed a killer blow when helping Clare’s U20 to All-Ireland success over the June Bank Holiday weekend.
*Paul Rodgers celebrates with Ronan Kilroy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AN EMPHASIS on tackling, turnovers and workrate helped to lead Clare’s U20 to the promised land of an All-Ireland title, star forward Paul Rodgers has said.
*Victorious Clare captain Eoghan Gunning. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE are All-Ireland U20 hurling champions for the fifth time blowing away neighbours Galway in Sunday’s final.
*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.
*Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Sam Barnes / Sportsfile. COMPETITION for places in the Clare hurling team has created an uncomfortable but healthy environment within the panel according to one of the side’s leading marksmen.
Clare and Scariff hurler Mark Rodgers receives a presentation from GAA President Jarlath Burns. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. LARGE crowds flocked to East Clare for the twenty first Scariff Harbour Festival which proved to be a tremendous success over the August Bank Holiday weekend.