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Gary Guilfoyle takes a shot under pressure during Feakle's win over Whitegate in the 2020 Senior club hurling championship. Photo by John Kelly

Feakle Begin with a Bang

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Feakle 0-21 Whitegate 0-16

Feakle kickstarted their 2020 senior club championship with a deserved victory over rivals Whitegate in Sixmilebridge this afternoon.

Shane McGrath was the star of the show for Feakle, bagging 0-11 (0-6f, 0-2 ’65), in a game that took 30 minutes to get going.

McGrath punished Whitegate’s indiscipline in the first half with six points to give Feakle a 0-9 to 0-5 lead at the break.

The first half was a messy, physical affair with melees and handbags, but not much quality hurling. The slick conditions meant a lot of possession went astray as the two sides tried to come to terms with the flow of championship hurling once again.

Gary Guilfoyle and Eoin Tuohy landed classy points from play for Feakle while scores where harder to come by for Whitegate, who largely relied on frees from Paul Burke and Michael Hynes to keep them in the game.

Whitegate came with a renewed enthusiasm and the wind at their back at the start of the second half and managed to narrow the gap to just one point, at 0-13 to 0-12. The influential Colin Burke landed two from play while Michael Hynes deputised for the injured Paul Burke on frees very well.

Whitegate’s stature grew and suddenly Feakle were facing the prospect of defeat, as their discipline waned, and Hynes slotted four second-half frees.

Just when Feakle looked in danger, they sprang to life and points from Gary Guilfoyle, McGrath and Oisín Donnellan ensured they would start the 2020 championship in the best way possible.

For a full match report, pick up next week’s Clare Champion.

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