Clare Board may have to change format

Clare County Board may change their club championship format mid-campaign to alleviate mounting pressure on fixtures in the wake of Sunday’s drawn All-Ireland SHC final.

The county’s run to the senior and U21 finals has come at a price. Only one round of club championship games have taken place, back on May 18/19. With the All-Ireland hurling final replay now set to postpone club action until early October, PRO Sean O’Halloran revealed they will be hard pushed to run-off the five remaining rounds in time for the provincial semi-final on November 10.

“We are going to be under pressure to get out a county champion by the time the Munster championship swings around unless we play games midweek under lights, but clubs would have to agree to that,” he said.