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Colaiste weather Rath of storm to make All-Ireland final

An All-Ireland Final beckons for Coláiste Muire after proving worthy players for all seasons following a gritty low-scoring war of attrition with Laois’ Mountrath Community College in Clarecastle on Saturday. On a day that you would be hesitant about putting your pet outside, the Ennis demonstrated their character and versatility in abundance once more to tee up a final showdown with Wicklow’s Coláiste Bhríde Carnew in a fortnight’s time. The antithesis of their freescoring Munster Semi-Final against Laurel Hill a month previously when firing 23 scores, every point was pivotal this time around thanks to almost Biblical weather conditions. With a gale blowing towards the clubhouse end, what unfolded was the proverbial game of two halves, with Coláiste Muire having its aid in the opening period before declaring with a four point cushion by the break. With the pressure on their shoulders from the outset, the home side eventually got off the mark in the fourth minute when the ever-impressive …

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Ennis golden boys in ‘shop window’ after Euro heroics

Ivan Smyth catches up with Dean and Dylan Casey who along with Niall Murphy and Mark Hanrahan brought home team gold from the European U20 Cross Country Championships BACK home after their gold medal heroics in Portugal on Sunday the twin brothers who led Ennis Track to European glory have been reflecting on their feat. Dean and Dylan Casey ran first and second as Ennis Track secured team gold in the Junior Men’s grade at the ECCC Cross Country Championships. Niall Murphy produced a gritty display of racing as he crossed the line in 11th place on a morning where Ennis Track simply obliterated the field. Murphy was fourth inside the opening kilometre but despite falling back slightly, he displayed admirable heart to hold on and help his team win gold. Mark Hanrahan finished in 18th as Ennis Track were the only club to have four athletes finish inside the top 20. The Casey brothers ran an aggressive race in …

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Ennis rugby player starts for U20s against France

CLARE’S Ethan Coughlan has made the starting 15 for Friday’s U20 Six Nations Round 2 clash against France in Aix-en-Provence. Head Coach Richie Murphy has named the Ireland Match Day squad, has made four changes in personnel to his starting XV from last weekend’s bonus point win over Wales in Cork, with Aitzol King, Daniel Hawkshaw, Coughlan and Rory McGuire coming into the side for the trip to France. Tony Butler and Conor Moloney are named among the replacements for the match. Commenting ahead of the game, Murphy said: “We were pleased with the performance and result in Round 1, but we’ve had to turn the page quickly ahead of a big challenge on Friday night. “The players acquitted themselves well last week and we have been able to focus on the areas of our game that need refinement this week. There is no greater test than going away to France and the group are excited about that challenge.” Friday’s …

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Former All-Star back in the Sixmilebridge fold

Sean Stack has been appointed as the new manager of the Sixmilebridge senior hurling team, it was confirmed at their club committee meeting on Monday evening, writes Eoin Brennan. The iconic All-Star defender returns to the helm in his native club for the first time since 2004 and is joined on the backroom team by All-Ireland senior winners for both club and county Michael O’Halloran and Niall Gilligan along with Jim Fitzgerald and Adrian Chaplin. Sixmilebridge, winners of five of the last nine Clare Senior Hurling titles, exited last year’s championship at the quarter-final stage to Éire Óg, this ending a historic bid for a three-in-row of Canon Hamilton crowns under Tim Crowe and Davy Fitzgerald. Stack’s vast managerial experience, that includes guiding three clubs (Sixmilebridge 1984, Toomevara 1993 and Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013) to provincial glory in three different decades is accentuated by a glittering playing career. he won an All-Star in 1981, back-to-back National Hurling Leagues in 1977 …

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Slick Cork skate past Clare in league opener

CORK……………….2-30 CLARE……………..2-21 By Michael O Connor A LESSON in hurling movement and control with 13 different scorers was handed out to Clare by a Cork side that look stronger and more dangerous All Ireland contenders than in 2021. Perhaps defeat to Limerick in last years decider has galvanised them also aided by a stunning crop of Under 20 talent. Clare were second in every respect as now attention moves onto the second round tie against Wexford in Ennis. Another year and the opening salvo of double header fare in Pairc Ui Chaoimh with Brian Lohan locking horns with Kieran Kingston and two league points for the winner. In a game that many expected to have a sizable number of frees it was the banner men who suffered most. Clare started the game with three changes to the announced lineout with Robin Mounsey, Aaron Fitzgerald and Shane Meehan starting with Mounsey making a league debut. The visitors started the game brightly …

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Tip top Tulla’s historic Harty

St Joseph’s Tulla 0-17 Ardscoil Rís 0-14 Eoin Brennan SAINT Joseph’s Tulla’s already momentous breakthrough season was deservedly glittered with coveted Harty Cup silverware when edging out Ardscoil Rís in TUS Gaelic Grounds on Saturday afternoon. Knowing that this was their greatest opportunity to cement a first ever Munster Senior A Post-Primary Schools Hurling Championship crown, the East Clare side certainly grasped it with both hands. Matching wind-assisted Ardscoil blow-for-blow in the first half, they duly upped the ante with the conditions to dig out a historic win. Captain Ronan O’Connor led from the front with a relentless hour while Adam Hogan, Oisin Clune, Tony Leyden, Darragh Keogh, Sean Withycombe and Colm Cleary were others to excel when needed most for their school. On the flip side, Broadford’s Niall O’Farrell was Ardscoil Rís’ most effective performer, especially in the first half while Cian Scully brought the fight most to their opponents as the hour elapsed. The foundations for Tulla’s win …

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European glory for Ennis Track as Caseys take top two spots

Ennis Track have secured a sensational victory as they were crowned Junior men’s champions at the ECCC Cross Country Championships, writes Ivan Smyth. The Casey brothers, Dean and Dylan, finished in first and second as Ennis Track shocked Europe with a brilliant team display. With four runners competing for each club and the top three finishers scoring points, the Casey brothers produced some inspired running to help their club take home team gold. The pair ran an aggressive race in the early stages and they maintained their form throughout despite some fierce opposition in Portugal. Ennis Track are the champions of Europe! Fantastic performances all round and led home by Dean and Dylan Casey in first and second. pic.twitter.com/u5dxpwji2R — Rory Chesser (@Chase_Chesser) February 6, 2022 Niall Murphy produced a display filled with grit as he crossed the line in 11th place on a morning where Ennis Track simply obliterated the field. This is the first time Ennis Track have …

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All systems go for Bellharbour point to point

A BUMPER crowd is expected to attend Bellharbour on Sunday, where the County Clare Hunt are hosting their eagerly-awaited point-to-point fixture, writes Michael Duggan. The recent lifting of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have come at just the right time for pointing fans, and Sunday promises to be a fantastic day’s racing. Quin man, Paul O’Neill, who is one of the chief organisers of the meeting, told The Clare Champion earlier this week: “We are so looking forward to this weekend. Thankfully, things are slowly but surely returning to normal post-Covid, and the easing of restrictions has been sweet music to our ears. “Anybody travelling to Bellharbour on Sunday does not have to do anything other than turn up on the day. All the pre-registering issues and stuff like that have been done away with and that certainly makes life easier for all concerned.” In recent times, the hosting of a point-to-point has evolved into a fun day for all, and …

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