Battling Brendan Bugler’s voyage of discovery

Former All Star Brendan Bugler will be high in the Cusack Park stand for Clare’s clash with neighbours Limerick tomorrow afternoon. Yes, he’s jealous of the new round-robin format and the home and away system but, for the most part, the Whitegate man is happy to be returning to his club roots, writes Kieran Shannon

Before we glory once more in the celebration of hurling that’s the new championship format, pause and spare a thought for a moment if you will for the century of players who were deprived this simple pleasure.

Noaise Jordan is a mentor and idol to Brendan Bugler, being a fellow Whitegate man who was still so highly regarded within his own county during the Loughnane years that he made corner-forward on the Clare team of the last millennium.