CLARE SENIOR BOSS Davy Fitzgerald’s son and Clare senior attacker Aaron Cunningham’s brother will form a midfield partnership for the county minor hurling team this week.

Colm Fitzgerald and Jack Cunningham will link up in the team named for Thursday’s Electric Ireland Munster MHC semi-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium at 7.30pm.

There are four survivors from the team that lost out narrowly to Waterford in last year’s Munster minor hurling semi-final by 2-13 to 2-12.

Goalkeeper Jason Loughnane and the half-forward line of Aaron Shanagher, Mike O’Shea and Jason McCarthy all started in that loss to the Deise.

Clare

1. Jason Loughnane (Sixmilebridge)

2. Declan Power (Smith O’Briens)
3. Sean Phelan (Broadford)
4. Ronan Monahan (Tubber)

5. Darren Chaplin (Broadford)
6. Nathan Fox (Parteen) (captain)
7. Cathal Noonan (Killanena)

8. Colm Fitzgerald (Sixmilebridge)
9. Jack Cunningham (Wolfe Tones)

10. Aaron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)
11. Mike O’Shea (Smith O’Briens)
12. Jason McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona)

13. Padraig O’Loughlin (Clonlara)
14. Martin Daly (Feakle)
15. Conor O’Halloran (Éire Óg)

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