You write Clare hurling off at your peril, declares Lyons

CLARE coach Cyril Lyons finally put the Ger Loughnane era to rest after yesterday’s rousing victory over Tipperary.

In his four years in charge, successive championship defeats have dented Lyons' progress, but yesterday at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, everything clicked into gear.

"You write Clare hurling off at your peril," warned an overjoyed Lyons. "People tend to forget that we were in last year's All-Ireland final. You don't get to a final after playing six matches and suddenly become a poor team.