*Ken Ralph congratulates Peter Duggan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s character came to the fore in bouncing back to record their first win of this year’s Munster championship, selector Ken Ralph maintained.
*David Conroy excelled for the winners. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CURRENT intermediate champions St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield have successfully retained their senior status in their first season back in the top tier and in the process relegated Wolfe Tones.
*Aaron Cunningham will lead the attack for Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill If anyone can epitomise the contrasting distinction between Clare Cup and Championship it’s Wolfe Tones who have struggled in the league but prospered when it came to the Canon Hamilton race.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON MAY have strong links to the current Clare senior hurling set-up but the lack of county colours in advance of recent big games has been criticised.
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP campaign draws to a close with Clare’s senior hurlers edging closer but not arriving in the promised land.
*David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LOSING THE Munster senior hurling final for the second year in a row left “a sour taste” for David Fitzgerald and his Clare teammates but it hasn’t diluted their appetite for glory in the county colours.
*Clare’s Peter Duggan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill USE OF THE BALL and discipline are two areas Clare will need to see an improvement in as they bid put together back to back wins in the Munster senior hurling championship.
*Clare failed to supply Mark Rodgers with enough possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WHILE I WAS confident going into the game against Tipperary at the weekend I was nervous as Tipperary had shown the better form of the two so far in the league.
*Mark Rodgers in action for UL. Photograph: Sport Action Photography CLARE WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED with a total of 27 hurlers involved with Fitzgibbon Cup panels across the country.
*Cian O’Rourke battles with Eoin Fitzgerald INAGH/KILNAMONA are back in the hunt for the Canon Hamilton, qualifying for the last eight along with Wolfe Tones despite overcoming the Shannon side.
