*Sixmilebridge senior hurlers standing for the national anthem. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE will not be caught when it comes to heart and determination in the Clare SHC, one of their most decorated hurlers has said.
*Brian Carey races from Ben O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Sixmilebridge maintained their perfect record when keeping neighbours Wolfe Tones at arm’s length throughout their quarter-final contest in Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening.
*Patrick Kelly catches the sliotar above Gearoid O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCORING DIFFERNENCE is going to play a key role in influencing the make-up of the participants in the knockout stages and relegation play-offs of the Clare SHC, Clarecastle’s senior hurling manager has said.
*Daithí O’Connell scored a vital goal in the final moments of normal time. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Crusheen’s hopes of making it to the play off stage in this year’s senior hurling championship are hanging in the balance after they suffered a second successive defeat, while Wolfe Tones are within touching distance of the knockout stages.
*Billy Connors battles with David Gough. Photograph: Ruth Griffin WOLFE TONES ARE DETERMINED to “maintain the momentum” following their opening round win in the Clare SHC.
*Sixmilebridge joint captain, Jamie Shanahan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A powerful second half from Sixmilebridge saw them carve out a fifteen point win over neighbours Wolfe Tones to seal their spot in the quarter-finals of the Clare SHC.
*Sean Costelloe will be vying for a place in the Wolfe Tones attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It’s fifteen years since Wolfe Tones won the second of their two Clare senior hurling titles, that win coming a decade after they made the breakthrough in 1996 after which they went on to win the Munster title before …
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New management teams are finding it more difficult to advance in the 2020 Clare SHC and SFC which has been dubbed as “the COVID championship”.
Kilmaley bounced back from their opening round disappointment to eventually get past Wolfe Tones and seal their spot in the Clare SHC quarter-finals.
Wolfe Tones are not viewing the opening outing of the Clare SHC as a dead-rubber.
