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The excellent all-weather pitch at the University of Limerick was the venue on Monday for a challenge game between Clare senior hurlers and NUI, Galway. In a game played over four periods of 20 minutes, Clare emerged convincing winners 4-22 to 0-12.After the first two periods, Clare introduced a complete new team and they dominated the third quarter, outscoring their opponents on a 1-9 to 0-0 scoreline, which played a big part in the comprehensive winning margin. In all, Clare used 31 players in Monday’s outing.On a bitterly cold afternoon, the opening minutes were played in heavy rain and this was a contributory factor in the low scoring first period, at the end of which Clare led 0-5 to 0-4.A goal from Aaron Cunningham saw Clare open a five point margin by the halfway mark when the score was 1-9 to 0-7.Patrick O’Connor goaled in the third quarter when Clare had the assistance of the wind and at the end …
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