Kingdom suffer pounding from Banner

PLUCKY Kerry put up a brave show against Clare in this Munster MHC opener at the Austin Stack Park, Tralee last evening before succumbing in the second-half to last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists.

It turned out to be a rout in the second-half as Clare stamped their superiority on proceedings and Kerry were simply blown away.

Inspired by the midfield dominance of last year’s pairing of Colm Galvin and team captain Tony Kelly Clare, after initial Kerry resistance from dual star Padraig Boyle, had no answer to the space and point taking of Aaron Cunningham, who amassed four sublime efforts from play.