Clare left hanging on as Tipp kick-start their championship

The champions need an unlikely scenario for their season to stretch into the summer.

YELLOW WALL: Jake Morris of Tipperary is tackled by Cian Galvin and David McInerney of Clare. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Tipperary 4-18 Clare 2-21 

Sixteen climbers got Clare to the summit last July. Seventeen, at a push.