Davy Fitzgerald unhappy as player hospitalised

Clare manager Davy Fitzgerald was unhappy over the two “missed” tackles that removed John Conlon and Darach Honan from this Division 1B opener, the latter taken to hospital with a suspected cracked rib.

Honan was withdrawn injured entering first-half stoppages, while Conlon was taken off three minutes into the second-half. Fitzgerald admitted afterwards that Conlon should not have started the second period.

“Darach went to hospital straightaway. He could hardly breathe,” said the Clare manager.