Dramatic opening weekend in Clare SHC as Feakle and Wolfe Tones share the spoils

At the same time in Ennis, 2023 champions Clonlara showed their teeth with a gritty minimum 1-19 to 1-18 derby victory over Sixmilebridge in Group 1.

CLARE SHC: A timely reminder of just how wide open the race for this Clare Senior Hurling Championship fittingly surfaced inZimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg on Saturday evening when the reigning senior and intermediate champions shared the opening spoils. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

A timely reminder of just how wide open the race for this Clare Senior Hurling Championship fittingly surfaced inZimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg on Saturday evening when the reigning senior and intermediate champions shared the opening spoils.

With the sides deadlocked eight times over the hour, Feakle, off the back of bridging a 36 year gap, looked to have snatched a successful first defence of their senior crown when the talismanic Shane McGrath arrowed over his twelfth point in the 62nd minute.