Clare footballers set for Rossie rumble in Croker

Clare will face Roscommon in the second round of the All Ireland SFC qualifiers.

It will be a second meeting of the sides in 2022, after they played out a 0-9 to 0-9 draw in Division Two of the National League in Hyde Park.

The game is set to be played in Croke Park next Saturday with throw-in at 3.45.

Colm Collins’ side progressed through to this stage after ending their hoodoo against Meath, when downing the Royals 1-11 to 1-9, as late scores from Keelan Sexton and Manus Doherty edged Clare over the line.

Roscommon enter the contest having lost just one game all year between league and Championship, that being a Connacht final reversal against Galway.

Anthony Cunningham’s side didn’t hit the levels they expected of themselves in Salthill and will be keen to ensure their year doesn’t end in a whimper.

This clash will evoke memories of 2016, as Clare beat Roscommon to seal a quarter final berth, the exact same prize that is up for grabs this weekend.

On a day when David Tubridy and Jamie Malone found the net with Eoin Cleary adding six points, Clare secured a famous victory in Pearse Stadium.

Roscommon finished with 13 players as Clare progressed through to an All Ireland quarter final against Kerry.

In the other games Kildare will face Mayo as the Lilywhites try to recreate their famous win in 2018 against the Westerners.

Meanwhile, Ulster finalists Donegal will come up against a resurgent Armagh side that dethroned All Ireland champions Tyrone on Sunday.

In the final game, Clare’s conquerors Limerick will face a Cork outfit that have shown steady improvement this Championship campaign.

Should Clare progress, they will compete in an All Ireland quarter final on the weekend of June 25/26.