Defiant Clare showing their steel

Clare boss Davy Fitzgerald and his Limerick counterpart John Allen had a hot little ‘tete-a-tete’ on the sidelines of this Allianz Hurling League Division 1B final at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening.

But it was nothing compared to the head to head between their two fired-up teams on the field of play.

This was a tremendous match, Limerick twice streaking into big leads (six points in the first half, eight 10 minutes into the second), only for Clare’s youth and fitness to win out.