Rules reversal as O’Dwyer finally gets taste of Croker

PRIOR to last Sunday, Odran O’Dwyer could have told you what it was like to represent his country on the Melbourne Cricket Ground but had never played at Croke Park.

Last October the Kilmurry-Ibrickane forward finished top scorer for Clare in the championship and picked up a slot on the International Rules team that travelled to Australia under manager John O’Keeffe.

Whatever views people may have about the Tommy Murphy Cup, it would be churlish to begrudge O’Dwyer and the rest of the Clare players their time in the spotlight. Prior to the win over Sligo, Denis Russell was the only one of their number to have kicked a ball in Croker.