Ryan raises Banner spirits

AFTER the trauma of their senior team’s championship exit last Saturday, Clare hurling received a badly-needed tonic from their U21 camp last night in Cusack Park.

A crowd of 4,692 turned out to watch Clare churn out a scintillating display as they inflicted a serious beating on Limerick in the Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC semi-final.

On a sun-soaked evening, they hurled with authority all over the pitch. Save for one glitch which lead to a Limerick first-half goal, Donal Tuohy was a model of composure between the posts while Eamon Glynn and Ciaran Doherty gave sound defensive performances. At midfield Nicky O’Connell was full of terrific endeavour throughout while Caimin Morey and Darach Honan wreaked havoc at various stages in attack.