Banner braced for Cats clash

A CAMPAIGN which began on a low note in mid-April against Waterford has changed dramatically for the Clare minor hurlers.

In Croke Park yesterday they overturned Dublin in the ESB All-Ireland MHC semi-final and in the process banished the memories of their early season reversal in Dungarvan as they ensured the county will contest it’s first national decider at this grade since 1997.

There, on September 5, they will face a Kilkenny team that breezed into the final last week by a massive 19 points. Clare’s victory here was considerably tighter.