*Clare goalkeeper, Eibhear Quilligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill
BRIAN LOHAN has named the same starting fifteen for their second outing in the Munster SHC.
Lohan’s charges recorded a comfortable eight point win over Tipperary last weekend to kickstart their championship run and the Clare boss has stayed loyal to the starting fifteen for this weekend’s trip to Semple Stadium where Kieran Kingston’s Cork are their opponents.
In the team announced via Club Clare shortly after 9pm, there are no changes in personnel among the Banner side. One positional switch is listed with David Fitzgerald moving to midfield and Ryan Taylor reverting to the half-forward line, the duo are likely to swap positions by the time the sliotar is thrown in at 2pm on Sunday.
Detail has yet to emerge on the Clare substitutes. Shane Meehan missed last weekend’s encounter due to a hamstring injury, if he is not included in the matchday twenty six it will lead to one new player entering the fray. The unavailability of Meehan led to Ruan’s Robin Mounsey making his championship debut and he certainly grabbed the opportunity, firing 0-02 and showcasing the impressive workrate which the Clare forward-line applied from the get-go.
Clare:
1: Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle)
2: Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones)
3: Conor Cleary (St Joseph’s Miltown)
4: Paul Flanagan (Ballyea)
5: Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe)
6: John Conlon (Clonlara)
7: David McInerney (Tulla)
8: David Fitzgerald (Inagh/Kilnamona)
9: Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)
10: Ryan Taylor (Clooney/Quin)
11: Tony Kelly (Ballyea)
12: Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg)
13: Robin Mounsey (Ruan)
14: Peter Duggan (Clooney/Quin)
15: Ian Galvin (Clonlara)
