Smash-and-grab Clare minors fight back to damage Tipp title defence hopes 

For Tipperary, a second successive defeats means that the defending Munster and All-Ireland champions' retention hopes are hanging by a thread.

John Barry scored 0-14, 12 of those points coming from frees, as Clare beat Tipperary in the Munster MHC. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Munster Minor Hurling Championship Round 2: Clare 1-17 Tipperary 2-12 

A smash-and-grab finish ensured that Clare made a dramatic first impression on this year’s Munster Minor Hurling Championship at the expense of holders Tipperary in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg.