Clare hurling boss Brian Lohan felt a strong finish to the opening half was the key period as his side opened their National League campaign with defeat.
A run of 1-10 unanswered saw Cork build a sizeable half time advantage, with the Rebels eventually closing out a 2-30 to 2-21 victory.
Wexford are the visitors to Cusack Park next weekend, and make the trip off the back of victory over All Ireland champions Limerick in their opening game.
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Lohan says conceding that amount of scores in a short period of time before the break made it impossible to turn things around.
