The tone was set in the opening quarter when Clare struggled badly in coming to terms with the pitch of the game, a failing which allowed a rampant Limerick side hit 0-8 on the bounce in a ten-minute spell up to the 16th minute as they built up an impressive 0-9 to 0-1 lead.

Clare joint manager Donal Moloney said the Banner have been fielding their best team in the Munster League rather than experimenting with their line-ups.