The pair improved as the event went on.

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After Tuesday's dramatic opening day, we go again. 

The action continues at Prestbury Park.

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Elsewhere, Mayo manager Kevin McStay has made three changes from the team which defeated Roscommon for their trip to Ballybofey.

Elsewhere in Division 1A Terenure College hammered Garryowen while Cork Con, Lansdowne, and Young Munster also picked up victories.

Derek Lyng and John Kiely have named their sides to face each other in the Allianz National Hurling League Division one final. 

It was a fast start from the Tipperary men that gave them a grip on this contest that they never looked like relinquishing against a disappointing Limerick

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Leading by five in the opening period and even a four cushion entering the final ten minutes, Clare would be sucker-punched by a brace of goals in a minute through Adam Murphy and chief marksman Andrew Lyons to irrevocably alter the narrative of this derby tie.

To underestimate the Clare man’s thought process on the game is to do him a complete disservice. 

Pat Ryan starts nine of the team which played Galway in last year's All Ireland quarter-final as John Kiely makes one change with Gearòid Hegarty dropping to bench.

Limerick's captain Evan Curry lead his side to victory scoring 1-3 to see them over a battling Waterford side. 

I was fortunate enough to referee a number of brilliant Munster games but I could only envy Colm Lyons as he took charge of a phenomenal game of hurling.

Pat Ryan's charges were comfortable winners over Davy Fitzgerald's Waterford.

No one flourished more than Darragh Fitzgibbon while a hint of doubt still hung over this fixture. In his first appearance of 2023, the 26-year-old had hit three points from play, one wide, and one short within the first eight minutes.

There’s a better balance to the Cork team at the moment. It’s just a case of marrying the hurling with that level of work ethic required to be at the top table