Clare charge gathers pace

ALL-IRELAND SHC QUARTER-FINAL:

And yet they appear to be the team learning most as they go on. Yesterday, they coolly and collectively brushed off Galway’s two attempts to stage a second-half comeback.

Compared to their qualifier win over Wexford at the same Thurles venue, when Jack Guiney’s late goal stung them before prevailed in extra-time, this was a far more mature performance.