Bennis believes form of Gillane & Kelly will decide Munster champions
Whether Aaron Gillane or Tony Kelly strikes form will be crucial to determining who wins the Munster senior hurling championship, Richie Bennis has predicted.
Shane O’Donnell
This Munster Final means more to Clare
This week, many of us are casting our minds back just over a fortnight to a cracker of a game and the best contest Clare have been involved in some years.
PLAYER RATINGS: Clare hurlers well in the groove for Waterford win
*Cathal Malone chases back to try win possession for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Twelve points separated Clare and Waterford in Sunday’s Munster SHC tie, Eoin Brennan reflects back on the encounter to dish out the latest player ratings.
Waterford implosion mirrors Davy Fitzgerald’s final year in charge of Clare in 2016
*Peter Duggan, David Reidy and Ian Galvin swarm Peter Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Yesterday’s game was equivalent to a leisurely stroll in the park for Clare as they dominated from start to finish. Waterford offered no resistance whatsoever in what was the worst display I have ever seen from the county.
Returning to hurling ‘the right decision’ for Shane O’Donnell
*Clare’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While he is delighted to be part of the Clare panel which will play defending champions Limerick in the Munster final in two weeks time, Shane O’Donnell believes that his biggest achievement this year was getting back on the playing pitch.
Clare make light work of Waterford as Munster Final looms
*David Reidy made his first championship start of the year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers marched into the Munster final while storming past the challenge of Waterford on Sunday evening.
Unnecessary injuries the main concern for Lohan as motivated Waterford come to Ennis
*The Waterford match is a chance to give Shane O’Donnell more game-time. Photograph: Shane O’Donnell This week’s clash with Waterford has a somewhat hollow feeling for Clare supporters. Having safely progressed along with Limerick to a Munster Final last week, Clare are left with very little to play against Waterford. There is an opportunity for …
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‘Momentum is building & the Clare crowd is coming back’ – Conlon
*John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Self-professed as the “elder statesman” of the Clare side, centre back, John Conlon was grinning in Semple Stadium after they completed the task of backing up their impressive start to the Munster SHC.
Lohan’s Clare a class apart from Cork in another commanding Thurles display
BRIAN LOHAN’s Clare hurlers produced another impressive display to secure a successive win and in the process keep aspirations of a Munster championship and qualifying from the province well and truly alive.
Return of SOD & Duggan tips odds in Clare’s favour for Cork clash
Clare hurling received a much-needed boost last weekend when we got our Munster campaign off to the best possible start by beating the old enemy in Thurles.
