Clare star Conor Cleary leaves Cusack Park like ‘an auld dog’ after injury

A Clare club manager has claimed county hurler Conor Cleary had to be carried from a pitch like “an auld dog” after sustaining a serious ankle injury at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening.

U21 captain Cleary was playing senior club championship for Kilmaley against Inagh-Kilnamona when he collapsed in agony early in the second half.

Kilmaley manager PJ Kennedy said there was no stretcher available and Cleary had to be lifted from the field and carried down the corner of the ground to an ambulance. It has since emerged that Cleary has a fractured ankle and will be out of action for up to six weeks.