Brendan Cummins: Courageous Clare can take down Limerick in Munster hurling final

Brendan Cummins believes that Clare's courageous approach towards Limerick gives them a great chance of stopping the Green Machine in Sunday's Munster hurling final.

The three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions are seeking a fifth successive provincial crown in what is a rematch of last year's closely-fought decider. But The Banner have since inflicted their only defeat in 20 championship games.

"They have an element of bravery about the way they play," the former Tipperary goalkeeper told the RTÉ GAA podcast.

"Yes, they have tactics, they have a way they want to play, but they will chase Limerick all over the pitch on Sunday. Every game, that is what they have done, and the haven’t gotten fleeced at any stage.

"That takes an amazing bravery. Normally, when you’re setting up to play Limerick, you would say your centre-back, more often than not, try to stay around our 45 and cut off the ball going in to [Aaron] Gillane and [Séamus] Flanagan. John Conlon on Sunday will be ponying up the pitch, nearly on the Limerick 65 at times, maybe following Cian Lynch.

"Because Conor Cleary is injured, that is the only question I have in my head, that level of experience is now gone. If you are following Limerick all over the pitch, if I’m John Kiely I’m saying, ‘Okay, there’s an opportunity here’. But that won’t change the belief structure that Brian Lohan has, that every man wins his individual battle.

"That bravery has been key in Limerick consistently being under serious pressure against this Clare team."

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