Clare 4-17
Cork 0-18
Daragh Small reports from Cusack Park Ennis
PETER DUGGAN SCORED two goals and Clare qualified for the final of the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League with an 11-point win over Cork at Cusack Park in Ennis today.
The Clooney Quin clubman fired both goals in the first half and Cathal Malone scored the other while Niall Deasy added the fourth goal for the hosts after half-time.
Clare claimed their biggest win under Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor when they defeated Kerry 4-20 to 0-12 at LIT last weekend, while Cork lost to Limerick.
But with just one score in the first seven minutes, it was a surprise that Clare were able to run up a 3-5 to 0-10 lead by half-time here.
Peter Duggan scored their first goal in the fourth minute when he finished off a pass from Ian Galvin. Rob O’Shea finally registered a score for Cork, with a point in the seventh minute.
But Clare were rampant in the opening quarter and had three goals on the scoreboard by the 17th minute, after strikes from Malone and Duggan again, which pushed them 3-2 to 0-3 ahead.
However Cork’s Declan Dalton scored four frees before half-time and gave his side a chance going into the second half.
Cork were four points behind and on the resumption Clare’s Seadna Morey quickly extended the margin to six, with a pair of points in the 39th and 41st minutes.
From there Clare took control and substitute David Reidy scored two points before Deasy sealed an emphatic win with a fourth goal with 20 minutes remaining.
Scorers for Clare: Peter Duggan 2-0, Cathal Malone, Niall Deasy (0-1f) 1-2 each, Ian Galvin 0-3, Seadna Morey, David Reidy, Tony Kelly, Mickey O’Neill 0-2 each, Billy Connors, Ryan Taylor 0-1 each.
Scorers for Cork: Rob O’Shea 0-5 (0-2f), Declan Dalton 0-4 (0-4f), Daniel Kearney 0-3, Lorcan McLoughlin, Eoin Murphy 0-2 each, Eoghan Finn, John Looney 0-1 each.
Clare
1. Patrick Kelly (Inagh Kilnamona)
2. Eoin Quirke (Whitegate)
3. Conor Cleary (Milltown)
4. Patrick O’Connor (Tubber)
5. David Fitzgerald (Inagh Kilnamona)
6. David McInerney (Tulla)
7. Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge)
8. Ryan Taylor (Clooney Quin)
9. Colm Galvin (Clonlara)
10. Ian Galvin (Clonlara)
11. Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)
12. Niall Deasy (Ballyea)
13. Billy Connors (Cratloe)
14. Peter Duggan (Clooney Quin)
15. Conor McGrath (Cratloe)
Subs
20. Jack Browne (Ballyea) for Quirke (18)
21. David Reidy (Eire Og) for C Galvin (38)
19. Tony Kelly (Ballyea) for Malone (50)
26. Mickey O’Neill (Kilmaley) for Connors (51)
17. John Conlon (Clonlara) for Morey (55)
Cork
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Conor O’Sullivan (Sarsfields)
3. Eoin Murphy (Sarsfields)
4. David Griffin (Carrigaline)
5. Chris O’Leary (Valley Rovers)
18. Eoin Cadogan (Douglas)
7. Rickard Cahalane (Ballymartle)
8. Lorcan McLoughlin (Kanturk)
9. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
10. Eoghain Finn (St Finbarr’s)
11. Brian Lawton (Castlemartyr)
12. Daniel Kearney (Sarsfields)
13. Rob O’Shea (Carrigaline)
14. Evan Sheehan (Na Piarsaigh)
20. Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neill’s)
Subs
24. John Looney (Aghada) for Finn (26)
19. Ian Cahill (Cloyne) for Sheehan (47)
23. Conor Twomey (Newtownshandrum) for Cahalane (57)
22. Eoghan Keniry (Killeagh) for Dalton (57)
17. John Cashman (Blackrock) for O’Sullivan (63)
Referee: John McCormack (Tipperary).
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Limerick 3-19
Kerry 1-15
LIMERICK FOLLOWED UP on their opening round victory over Cork to book a final place against Clare when they swept past Kerry at the Gaelic Grounds today.
John Kiely’s side did the damage in the first half when they struck three goals. Full-forward Seamus Flanagan notched a brace of goals in that period with Barry Nash also raising a green flag.
Limerick had cantered into a 3-9 to 0-2 lead at the interval and the foundations were firmly laid for victory.
Aaron Gillane, Diarmaid Byrnes, Nash and Flanagan all got on the scoresheet in the second half as they ran out ten-point victors.
Limerick
1. Barry Hennessy (Kilmallock)
2. Darragh Fanning (Pallasgreen)
3. Richie English (Doon)
4. Tom Condon (Knockaderry)
5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell)
6. Declan Hannon (Adare)
7. William O’Meara (Askeaton)
8. Paul Browne (Bruff)
9. Andrew La Touche Cosgrave (Monaleen)
10. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon)
11. Barry Nash (South Liberties)
12. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)
13. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell)
14. Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon)
15. Barry Murphy (Doon)
Kerry
1. Stephen Murphy (Causeway)
2. Dougie Fitzell (Kilmoyley)
3. Bryan Murphy (Causeway)
4. Seán Weir (Crotta O’Neills)
5. Brendan O’Leary (Abbeydorney)
6. John Buckley (Lixnaw)
7. Jason Diggins (Causeway)
8. Jack Goulding (Ballyduff)
9. Daniel Collins (Kilmoyley)
10. Brandon Barrett (Causeway)
11. Daniel O’Carroll (Ballyduff)
12. Shane Conway (Lixnaw)
13. Padraig Boyle (Ballyduff – captain)
14. Colm Harty (Causeway)
15. Jordan Conway (Crotta O’Neills)
Referee: Joe Larkin (Cork)
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Cannot wait for this.
watching this in Tenerife on Sunday can’t wait COYBIB
Cian o Sullivan won’t start Sunday.
Looking forward to it, should be a great game
Great looking bench !!! …would be nice if full team plus subs could parade ….it’s a 15 plus subs game nowadays
Come on the DUBS!
Still 31 against 1. That’s cool! We Dubs are invincible!
Hope the traffic wasn’t too bad for you heading home for the weekend!
Please park responsibly when you come to Dublin for the All-Ireland! You ain’t at home, we’ll clamp your a$$!
Come on you Boys in Blue
johnny cooper to be booked within first 20 mins then taken off in second half to avoid being sent off
Think Michael Fitzsimons is unlucky not to start, he may not be the most naturally gifted player, but he is the one Dub that can keep Gooch out of the game with his exceptional marking ability.
Not deserving of an all Ireland win..Kerry to show their greatness
Why are they not deserving of an All Ireland win?
How they disgraced themselves against Mayo
If you remember both teams disgraced themselves in the drawn game ! In the replay the game was played in the spirit of the sport and the dubs came out on top ! Jealous and petty dub bashers
One of the top 2 teams in the country. Anyone that tries to say they’re not deserving of an All Ireland based on one game where BOTH teams were far from behaving like choir boys is talking waffle. As for the original comment, you’re from Tralee, that answers my question.
Brian are you deserving of your mot
I cant wait till sunday.hopefully quieten these fellas for a decade. #sammightaswellhavestayedathome #hopehegotareturnticket
Winning on Sunday will quieten us for a decade? Haha ok then! Oh and save the hashtags for Twitter.
#we’llsee #superiormidfield #superiorforwards #whatstheoddsofconnollylastingthegame #mustbesomethinginthewater #surewe’lltakethemarkhamcupalso
You uninteresting bore.
Never met an interesting one to be honest.
Well Bernard! Hope you got to put your feet up on the empty seat booked for Sam’s return trip home?? I think those ‘superior forwards’ of yours must have left their kicking boots at home! Brian, what happened to this greatness Kerry we’re going to show us?!?!
Kerry for your holliers Dublin for the Sam! Wan the Dubs!!!!!!!
Two players from the South side, yeah lets split the county in two.
3 actually
3 actually, o carroll, o Sullivan and Bastick.
Thumbs up there Eamo
Macauley , McManamon,Byrne .Ó Conghaile and Fitzsimons as well
3 from south side clubs which is how it would be divided I presume.
Kind of goes to show what a stupid idea it would be.
And one from Meath
We’ve actually annexed Meath so your comment is null and void.
We’d love an all-Ireland….all Ireland would hate that…..C.O.Y.B.I.B.
We’ll be marching down from Ringsend,
And from Ballyfermot too.
From Eastwall and Marino,
To support the boys in Blue.
For 2 long years we’ve waited
and there’s nothing left to prove
So lets here it now from Dublin
Gavin’s army’s on the loose.
The Jacks are back!
Not much of a march from eastwall to Marino.
Will be interesting to see if O’Sullivan starts. If he’s not fully fit don’t start him, not worth using a sub earlier than planned because he’s not fully fit. Fingers crossed he’s ready and able!
He is starting Aideen
No, he’s named to start. Whether he starts on the day is a whole other story. Team sheets can change on the day.
Aideen the only way you can start an individual in the GAA with questions over fitness is from the start. There is no other way. If he has to be subbed so be it, but if you don’t start him, bring him on as a sub and he has to come off again, your down another sub.
Fair point! I should have worded that ‘if he’s not fit don’t play him’.
That depends on the nature of the injury to be fair, it’s a blow if he’s skinned and gone after 10 mins but if he has an hour of football in him it’s worth a shot.
But there’s no way of knowing if he has an hour of football in him till you put him out there and hope. I can’t imagine he’s been able to prove himself by running rings around everyone in training, it’s only been 12 days – it’s all about deciding whether it’s worth the risk I suppose!
Two superb teams.losing Marc and Paul murphy massive body blows for us but IN FITZ WE TRUST.. CIARRAI ABU
IMO McAuley should be starting
both defences to be in bother! kerrys better forwards to shade it In my view
It will be a game of bench warfare very tight to call. whoever gets the most impact from the bench will win hope its the dubs . . . COYBIB
Kerry hoping to give Dublin a game.
Unusual to hear Kerry given a hope, ye must be rattled!
Do the business, Dean Rock
Michael dara is goin to start for certain
I wouldn’t be so sure. Bastick is better at playing the holding role and generally a bit better defensively than Michael dara. McCauley could be the winning of it if it’s still tight in the last 20 mins if he comes on fresh. At his best he’s a nightmare to play against and would give Dublin a huge lift and Kerry won’t love seeing him come on fresh if the game is still in the melting pot
Come on the dubs!!!!!!!!!
Yerra, hopefully we’ll keep it close in the first half, and shur we’d be delighted to come within ten points.
gavin has never started the 15 he picked on friday he’s fooling nobody
Osullivan done his hammer less than two weeks ago he can’t possibly play on it , he’s gonna make it worse and miss the club championship doubt hel be risked but if so start him and see how long he lasts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4VTn2PCxn8&sns=em
Michael Donnellan of Galway would walk onto that team