With places in all five finals still up for grabs, the scramble for positioning preoccupies this week’s final round of group matches in the new Clare Under 15 Post-Primary Schools Hurling Championships.
There was mixed luck for two Clare schools as the race for the Dr. Harty cup continued this Wednesday afternoon.
*St Flannan’s College are the reining Dr Harty Cup champions. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After two very disrupted seasons, one without any fixtures, the second level colleges GAA competitions are set to commence and first round games in a variety of Munster championships will be played from the beginning of November.
Whitegate have opted for continuity as they stick with the same management of their senior hurlers for 2021.
St Flannan’s College will face an away knockout clash when they begin their defence of the Dr. Harty Cup while Rice College and Ennistymon CBS are to meet in three different competitions.
*Killian O’Connor in possession for St Flannans. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A Clare team will line out in the semi-finals of the Dr Harty Cup for the first time since 2011 as St Flannans sealed their place in the last four on Wednesday.
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