CLARE CUP: Four teams unbeaten after second round ties
Two rounds into the race for the Clare Cup, senior hurling league, and just four teams have maximum points.
Two rounds into the race for the Clare Cup, senior hurling league, and just four teams have maximum points.
*Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SCARIFF’s Mark Rodgers has been included in the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year.
FITZGIBBON CUP medals are making their way back to Co Clare following the success of the University of Limerick.
*Clarecastle’s Cian Broderick. Photograph: Chris Copley A FRESH injection of youth is to be sprinkled to the Clare senior hurling panel with manager Brian Lohan making new additions to his squad for 2022.
*Diarmuid O’Brien and Cian Dillon contest the dropping ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A dramatic chink of light at the end of a cauldron of tension saw Danny Reddan pop up with a last gasp equalising point as Broadford sent Crusheen crashing into the dreaded relegation group.
A strong third quarter in which they outscored their opponents 0-9 to 0-2 proved decisive as Ballyea recorded a second win in this season’s senior hurling championship.
*Crusheen’s Conor O’Donnell will be a prominent part of their attack this year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Young guns will be forced to step up for Crusheen in this year’s championship with two of the club’s longest servants announcing their retirement ahead of the 2021 campaign.
*Shane Bennett and Jack Browne in action. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare will renew acquaintances with Waterford’s senior hurlers in the Munster senior hurling championship.
Two additions have been made to Brian Lohan’s Clare senior hurling panel.
First half goals from Gary Cooney and Bryan Donnellan laid the foundations for this merited win by O’Callaghans Mills over Crusheen in this round 2 game in the senior hurling championship.