Brian Lohan on Shane O'Donnell absence: 'Concussion is obviously a very serious matter now and we abide by those rules'

The star attacker has been ruled out of Sunday's championship opener with Waterford

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021 - 10:48

Michael Moynihan

Clare hurling boss Brian Lohan has echoed his Waterford counterpart Liam Cahill on the decision to limit substitutions to five for this year’s championship.

The GAA had allowed seven substitutions to be made in league games but have now reverted to five. Clare face Waterford this Sunday in the opening round of the Munster senior hurling championship but Lohan was in agreement with Cahill's comments last Tuesday: “Because championship is so intense, so rapid-fire, I think the majority of managers around the country would have been in favour of retaining the seven substitutions. I know I would have.”