Fire back in Wexford as Clare tamed

Wexford 2-25 Clare 2-22 (after extra-time)

Truth is, it took the bones of 180-plus minutes of a pulsating duel for this promising group to learn when to hold and fold them.

Against All-Ireland champions, it was probably never going to matter how strong their hand was. For the second week in a row, Clare had the weaker cards, and yet they managed to break even in normal time.