Opportunity knocks as Tipperary win ugly against Clare

The three-point margin of defeat will have Clare minds wondering what might have been had David Tubridy not seen his 68th-minute penalty saved

Clare's Gary Brennan and Liam Casey of Tipperary collide. Picture: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Munster SFC Q/F: Tipperary 2-11 Clare 1-11 

That this was a most unattractive and error-ridden game of football won’t bother Tipperary in the slightest. That they are still standing in the Munster championship is really all that matters.