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SPEAKING last week ahead of the opening round in the Clare Senior Hurling Championship, Newmarket manager Bob Enright said he expected Kilmaley to present the champions with a particularly difficult test.That’s exactly what he got at Cusack Park on Sunday when the title holders were a little fortunate to get their campaign off to a winning start. A lively opening saw referee Ger Hoey issue yellow cards to Brian McMahon (Kilmaley) and Sean O’Connor (Newmarket) as early as the second minute with a couple of others fortunate to escape censure. Kilmaley, whose form in the league has been patchy, made their intentions known from the outset and raced three points clear by the ninth minute. Another four had elapsed before Shane O’Brien opened the scoring for the title holders, who had the margin down to the minimum by the 21st minute. Two minutes later, Kilmaley were four clear after Pádraig Talty fired past Darren Duggan following a Ken Kennedy delivery. …
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