Clare win toss for home advantage for the game against Kerry on Sunday, May 5th
Clare GAA
Clare again showed a weakness when it comes to conceding goals, while Waterford used their aerial prowess brilliantly in Walsh Park
‘Thankfully, I don’t feel like I’m that age. I feel like I’m getting better still., I feel like I’m pushing myself as hard as I’ve ever pushed myself’
Ruthlessness of the Munster Championship leave both sides in a race to make corrections quickest after disappointing opening round defeats
Cork’s talent is coming through, just slowly; the football provincials still have some fans; hurling brings the sun and the spenders
Limerick’s Houdini act saw them outscore Clare by 3-6 to 0-3 in the final quarter
Another humdrum Cork display comes up short, as Waterford unexpectedly emerge as top three candidates
All-Ireland champions scored 3-6 in the closing stages to record a three-point win, having at one stage trailed by nine
Like the opening scene from Gangs of New York, the Munster championship is a turf war, arranged by appointment and decided by knives and hatchets
Waterford failed to back up their first Munster win in 14 years as they were comfortably outclassed at Fraher Field
Limerick will not be able to treat five-in-a-row bid as just another championship
Cusack Park not Limerick’s favourite hunting ground while elsewhere Cork and Wexford can register important opening round-robin victories
Rival hurling counties lining up to see if they can stop Limerick's quest for historic All-Ireland five-in-a-row
The winner faces a quick turnaround for an Ulster semi-final against Tyrone or Cavan next week, while the loser will have a four- or five-week break to prepare for the All-Ireland series
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