Davy Fitzgerald accepts January silverware as Clare show early bite

Limerick 0-17 Clare 0-18: A very decent crowd of 4,853 saw an entertaining Munster senior hurling league final in the Gaelic Grounds Saturday evening, Clare coming out on top for the first silverware of the season thanks to two late scores from Cathal O’Connell. 

Neither manager was getting carried away with a display which showed wayward radar and rusty touches. Clare boss Davy Fitzgerald put in perspective after the game.

“We didn’t focus too much on hurling for the last month, six weeks, to tell you the truth, and you could see that,” said Clare boss Davy Fitzgerald. “It was competitive, both teams wanted to win. Winning is a habit, and last year we were on the wrong end of seven or eight defeats by a point, or one score.