Cork make six changes for Clare clash with Cahalane and Lehane left out, while injuries force Kilkenny into a number of switches
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Cork hurlers must shake off their brittle tag if they are to defeat Clare and reignite their Munster championship hopes
Darragh Ó Sé: It’s no use Cork having the ball if they don’t trust themselves when the heat comes on
John Cleary’s side played some lovely stuff against Kerry in the first 20 minutes last Saturday but they spent the rest of it trying to hang on to what they had
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
A brilliant opening quarter, in which the Déise blitzed Cork, laid the foundation for a victory that rarely looked in doubt
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
Rebels produced their best 70-minute performance of the year to run an off-form Kingdom close in Killarney
Mark Keane’s goal against Kerry in 2020 turned out to be just another surreal note in the Covid championship rather than a springboard back to the top tier of the game
Limerick will not be able to treat five-in-a-row bid as just another championship
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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