Clonmel Commercials race from traps into Munster final

Clonmel Commercials (Tipperary) 1-13 St Joseph’s Miltown-Malbay (Clare) 0-3: Having spent the last month clawing back fairly significant deficits, the shoe was on the other foot yesterday afternoon for Clonmel Commercials.

Whereas they handed six- and four-point leads to Moyle Rovers and Newcastle West in the Tipperary decider and Munster quarter-final, respectively, Charlie McGeever’s men were in no mood to spend another hour inside the whitewash chasing their opponents. No, on this occasion, they forced Miltown-Malbay to do the chasing.

Electing to play into the teeth of a strong breeze in the opening period, Clonmel had their foot to the floor from the off and, indeed, by the time they eased off on the throttle some 26 minutes later, the scoreline read 0-8 to 0-0 in their favour.