The Clare Senior Hurling Team to play Tipperary on Sunday next in the Munster Senior Hurling Semi-Final shows 3 players making their Championship Début.
Patrick O Connor from Tubber lines out at Wing Back. and the Cratloe Club mates Cathal McInerney at Wing Forward and Conor McGrath at Corner Forward.
Philip Brennan is back in goal having played most of the League campaign as Sub keeper to Donal Touhy, Conor Cooney lines out at Full Back, Darach Honan has recovered from a groin injury to man the edge of the square.
Tipperary have made just one change from the team that beat Cork in the quarter-final with Conor O’Mahoney returning at centre-back in place of Paddy Stapleton, who is still recovering from injury.
Tip go into the game as overwhelming favourites having won six of the last seven meetings between the two sides.
However Clare Manager Ger O O’Loughlin feels that the Banner side need to draw on the same spirit which saw them regularly overcome their neighbours during the 1990’s:
Tipperary are current All Ireland U21 and senior champions with almost half a dozen of the 2010 U21’s panel also receiving Celtic Crosses in September’s win over Kilkenny.
Manager Declan Ryan told Clare FM that the Banner are developing young talent which he expects will pose a tough challenge on Sunday:
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