Preview: Clare, with a bit of luck, can get the job done

Sunday may be the day they get that rub of the green.

2022: Adrian Mullen of Kilkenny during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final against Clare at Croke Park. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

At this stage last year, Kilkenny were the only All-Ireland semi-finalist to have lost more than one game. It hardly bothered them as they ran over Clare and the Banner’s two losses will hardly upset them now.

Giving a better account of themselves this time around won’t be difficult for Clare but beating this dogged Cats side will require a performance like those which have made them the best team in the Munster round-robin stages.