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Did the referee have any choice but to brandish red to Pat Donnellan after this scuffle in Thurles?

It’s Clare’s fourth red card in three Championship games.

THE STAKES COULDN’T be higher in Thurles as the Munster Hurling Championship gets under-way with old rivals Clare facing Limerick.

Trailing by a point heading towards the break, Davy Fitzgerald’s side’s task became even stiffer as Pat Donnellan was shown a red card for striking Donal O’Grady.

Did the referee have any choice?

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Limerick were then reduced to 14 men when Seanie Tobin, who was on the pitch a matter of seconds, saw red for striking with his hurl.

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