Rain disrupted the Munster Junior League program yesterday with eight of the scheduled games being postponed.

With the crucial World Cup quarter-final taking place in Cardiff at lunch time on Sunday, there will be a curtailed fixture list in the Munster junior league this weekend. The games that are taking place are spread across the weekend; just four games are taking place in Division One, two in Division Two and three in Division Three.

Clare chairman Michael McDonagh believes there is nationwide support in the GAA to make all Championship games available on free-to-air TV.

Kilfeacle proved too strong for St. Mary’s in the Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup while Douglas lost their Martin O’Sullivan Cup crown.

ust like her brother Anthony, Rosie Foley has always been a leader, captaining Munster and playing for her country. She even swam the English Channel last week ahead of the women’s rugby World Cup.

Myshall 3-9 Scariff/Ogonnelloe 0-8

Scariff/Ogonnelloe (Clare) 2-17 Butlerstown (Waterford) 0-03

Last year’s beaten finalists, Cratloe, were knocked out of the Clare SHC on Saturday when their final group game against Crusheen finished in a 0-16 apiece draw.

Cork make just one change to their starting 15 while Clare remain unchanged for the All-Ireland SHC final replay this Saturday evening (throw-in 5pm), with Cian McCarthy of Sarsfields coming in to replace Jamie Coughlan at centre-forward.

Forty-five years since its maiden outing, the HSE Community Games continues to capture the imagination of the Irish sporting public.

A 64th-minute pointed free from halfway by Broadford’s Pádraig Hickey earned his side a draw with title-holders Crusheen in the opening game of the Clare SHC at Ennis’s Cusack Park on Friday evening last.

Things will be getting serious in the Munster Junior Cup from Sunday as most of the big guns enter the fray at the fourth round stage.

ALTHOUGH they haven’t been in action recently, it has proved to be a good period for Richmond’s Munster Junior League ambitions with some of their main challengers losing valuable ground.

CASHEL begin their first defence of the Munster Junior Cup this weekend while a couple of title challengers will be aiming to get closer to Richmond in the top flight.

KILFEACLE and Richmond clash in Sunday’s Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup final (Charleville, 2pm).

THE top-of-the-table clash between hosts Skibbereen and Waterpark at the west Cork venue is the highlight of this weekend’s fixtures, with a full programme of games across all three divisions of the Munster Junior League.

CROSSHAVEN will defend their All-Ireland Junior Cup with a long trip to Belfast where they face Cooke tomorrow.

CLONMEL head the field in Munster Junior League Division One after they collected maximum points with a 28-0 away win over Kilfeacle.

THE HSE in Limerick yesterday apologised after an ambulance took almost half an hour to attend a pensioner who lay injured just 200 yards from the emergency control centre.

THE first semi-final in the Munster Challenge Cup is the highlight of this weekend’s Junior programme as a rejuvenated Cobh Pirates side test themselves against in-form Richmond at the Paddocks.

KILFEACLE defeated arch rivals Clanwilliam to book their place in the semi-finals of the Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup with a 30-7 victory.

REIGNING champions Crusheen came from behind in the second-half to steal a win, 3-10 to 1-11, from Newmarket-on-Fergus in the group stages of the SHC at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday.

IT’S a big weekend of Munster Junior Cup semi-final action with cup specialists Cork Constitution taking on Kilfeacle at Musgrave Park while Division Two League winners Galbally collide with Junior League winners and Tipperary rivals Cashel at Clanwilliam Park.

CASHEL bid to add another trophy to their bulging collection at the expense of Crosshaven, while promotion and relegation issues will become clearer across all three divisions on a busy weekend of junior action.

WHAT looks set to be the biggest game of the season on the Munster junior rugby scene is down for decision this weekend as Cashel travel to Canal Bank to face Richmond in what is effectively a league decider.

THE Munster Junior Cup dominates the fixture list this weekend, but the biggest match is arguably taking place in the top flight. Second-placed Richmond, who currently trail Cashel by seven points, play their game in hand at home to Waterpark.

THERE were no shocks in the Munster Junior Cup as Shannon, Scariff and Fermoy advanced.

CASHEL extended their advantage at the top of the First Division of the Munster Junior League as Clonakilty caused another shock in the Munster Junior Cup with a win over Sunday’s Well.

THE two contenders for the Munster Junior League will be aiming to keep up their recent run of good form with home victories on Sunday.

THERE is a full programme of League fixtures this weekend with the battle for the Division One Title looking like it has boiled down to a two horse race.

RICHMOND and Crosshaven battle it out to keep the pressure on table toppers Cashel in the glamour game of this weekend’s Munster Junior League.

CLANWILLIAM have every reason to be delighted with their form so far since their return to the top flight of the Munster Junior League.

ALTHOUGH it is early days in the First Division of the Munster Junior League, many of the early favourites are up at the right end of the table.

TRALEE’S Challenge Cup clash with Crosshaven at Myrtleville highlights a weekend of semi-finals in the three Junior clubs competitions.

FORMER Clare All Stars Niall Gilligan and Tony Griffin may have a change of heart about their decision to retire from inter-county hurling after producing sparkling performances over the weekend.

Mike McNamara has said that the controversial relegation scenario involving Clare in last year's Championship helped cause discontent in the squad and was a factor in his ending his involvement as the Banner's senior hurling boss.

THERE are several mouth watering clashes in the Munster Junior Cup while a couple of games that will have a big bearing on the relegation places in the top two divisions will also take place.

THE Munster Junior Cup dominates the fixture list this weekend.

IT is back to league action in the Munster Junior Leagues as all three divisions approach the tail-end of the season, and every point will be battled for as teams bid for glory or aim to avoid the dreaded drop.

THE three top teams in the First Division face stern challenges on Sunday as they battle for league glory, but the weekend’s standout game is in the Second Division, as two of the pacesetters, Old Christians and Galbally, come face to face.

Ger O'Loughlin has been ratified as manager of the Clare senior hurlers following a county convention in Ennis.

The players may want him out but Mike McNamara is set to remain as Clare senior hurling manager following events at last night's Clare County Board meeting in Ennis.

A PLANNED meeting between the Clare hurlers and manager Mike McNamara did not go ahead last night due to the unavailability of a number of people.

IT was a wonderful weekend for the Kerry clubs in the opening round of the Martin O’Sullivan Cup.