Post-match panto a sideshow after more epic Munster theatre

Clare edged another breathless Munster Championship thriller that spilled over following the final whistle.

COLOSSUS: Clare’s David Fitzgerald. Pic ©INPHO/Natasha Barton

The sole shame is that middle-aged men in tracksuits detracted from the pure theatre their players had served up.

When breathless Munster thriller No.492 throws up six goals, 47 points, an injury-time penalty, and a 65 that caused the mother and father of all commotion right at the finish to decide it all, our first visit should not be to the post-match happenings.