Clare claim victory over Limerick in U20 Munster hurling championship

IN A HARD-fought and evenly balanced encounter, Clare fired the last three scores of the contest to claim the spoils over neighbours Limerick in the opening round of the U20 Munster hurling championship tonight.

With seven of last year’s All-Ireland and Munster minor hurling winners in their starting fifteen, Clare had one of them to thank for their two green flags. Michael Collins raided for goals in either half on the fifth and thirty fifth minutes precisely, the Ardscoil Rís student proving his value to the side.

A lifeline was presented to Limerick when Mikey Fitzgibbon’s dropping ball led to miscommunication in the Banner defence and allowed Oisin O’Farrell to slot home a relatively easy finish on nineteen minutes. Scores were less plentiful on the restart but the decision of Terence Fahy and his management to move Clare senior panellist Sean Rynne out from full-forward had the desired effect.

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