Tony Kelly: Wait for Munster title hangs over Clare

Whatever happens this year, Clare's bid to ‘back up’ that 2013 All-Ireland is officially done

Clare hurler Tony Kelly. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

When Podge Collins left the Clare hurling panel, the current group’s links to the 2013 All-Ireland winning team shrank even further.

Just four of the starting XV from that win over Cork under lights seven years ago are available to play against Limerick in Sunday’s Munster quarter-final.