Jackie Tyrrell: More grounds for optimism in Clare than Cork
Jackie Tyrrell says there's more room for optimism in Clare than Cork as the counties prepare for a massive Munster SHC clash this weekend.
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Jackie Tyrrell says there's more room for optimism in Clare than Cork as the counties prepare for a massive Munster SHC clash this weekend.
Hard to believe that the words knockout and April would ever be in the same sentence when it comes to championship hurling but that is more or less what's at stake in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday when Cork welcome Clare to town.
All-Ireland champions Limerick got their Munster championship campaign underway with a 3-15 to 1-18 win over Clare in Cusack Park.
Gearoid Hegarty believes that Limerick's remarkable Munster SHC victory over Clare was down to the strength and depth of the squad.
Dónal Óg Cusack hopes Clare focus on their own failings rather than dwelling on the decisions of officials after they squandered a nine-point lead to lose to Limerick in the opening round of the Munster Hurling Championship.
Clare made it back-to-back Munster finals for the first time since 1937 with a routine 14-point win over Waterford.
A first Munster SHC victory in Ennis since 1990 was Limerick's reward for a remarkable final quarter backlash as the holders stunned Clare into submission in front a capacity 20,055 crowd in Ennis.
Clare manager Brian Lohan was left to rue his side's late defensive collapse as he counted the cost of a 'gut-wrenching' defeat to neighbours Limerick in Ennis.