Anthony Daly: Clare now blessed with riches up front

CLASS ACT: Mark Rodgers of Clare shoots past Westmeath goalkeeper Noel Conaty to score a goal during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A match. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile
During an enjoyable couple of days this week at the National coursing meeting in Clonmel, it’s inevitable that the chat around Powerstown Park often focussed more on hurling than dogs and hares. It just has to when coming so soon after the opening round of the Allianz League.
I hadn’t much to go on when asked about how Clare were going because I was in Montrose for RTÉ while Clare were playing Westmeath in Ennis. But I was able to provide plenty of background info on some of the new players that I was being quizzed about, especially Mark Rodgers.