Early goal glut key as Tipp hold off desperate Clare fightback

Mathematically, Clare are still breathing. Their pulse, though, is almost impossible to find after the prolific John McGrath helped Tipp come to the home of the champions and give their own championship new life

HOW SWEET IT IS: Noel McGrath of Tipperary after the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3 match between Clare and Tipperary at Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg in Ennis, Clare. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Munster SHC: Clare 2-21 Tipperary 4-18

Tipperary moved out of intensive care. Their bed immediately filled. The patient’s report at the foot of the champions’ bed reads terminal. Champions for not much longer.