Clare’s senior hurlers and footballers will be seeking to progress to the next stage of their early-season competitions this Sunday.
The Banner county’s hurlers will take on Limerick IT in Sixmilebridge in the Quarter Final of the Waterford Crystal Cup – Ger O’Loughlin’s men will know they’ll need a big improvement on last Sunday’s outing against IT Tralee.
On that occasion, it took a late scoring burst from substitute Caiman Morey to secure the victory over the college outfit.
Selector Danny Chaplin knows a repeat performance won’t be good enough come Sunday
Meanwhile, the county’s footballers will make the trip to Dungarvan to take on Waterford in the semi-final of the McGrath Cup
Waterford were the bogey team for Michéal McDermott’s men in 2010, beating them in both the League and Championship, leading some to speculate whether revenge will be Clare’s main motivation come Sunday.
Deise boss John Owens admits there’s little between the teams