*Clare’s Ian O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s minor hurlers have missed out on a fourth consecutive Munster final appearance after conceding 1-4 without reply in the final moments of Friday’s clash with Waterford.
*Evan Crimmins goes into the air to claim the sliotar. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE teed up a winner-takes-all final round showdown against Waterford for a place in a historic fourth consecutive Munster Minor Hurling Final following a commanding victory over Limerick.
Darragh Murrihy clears his lines under pressure from Callum Coffey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S three year winning streak over Cork in the Munster minor hurling championship is over after the Rebels reigned supreme in Tulla to comfortably account for the hosts.
*Graham Ball is the Clare minor hurling captain. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONSHIP commences for Clare’s minor hurlers this Saturday, they are without one of seven survivors from last year’s panel with promising forward Paul Rodgers missing out.
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon TIPPERARY schools prevailed over Clare counterparts on the double in the Munster post primary hurling deciders on Saturday with High School Clonmel proving far too strong for Scariff Community College.
SCARIFF Community College will hope to bridge a thirty-five-year gap when they face High School Clonmel in the Munster Colleges Senior B (Corn Tomas Mhic Choilm) Hurling Championship final this Saturday.
*Paul Rodgers in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN A thrilling contest All-Ireland minor hurling champions Clare were stripped of the title losing out by three points after extra time to Kilkenny.
*Patrick Finnernan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LEINSTER champions Kilkenny stand in Clare’s way of making back to back All-Ireland minor hurling finals for the first time.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s minor hurlers will line out in the Munster final for the third year in succession.
*Patrick Finnernan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A final flourish of the last five points finally protected Clare’s perfect start to this year’s Munster Minor Hurling Championship in what was an unconventional Shannonside derby in O’Garney Park, Sixmilebridge.
