The Clare Champion Clare news, sport, entertainment and local notes
By Seamus Hayes Sixmilebridge 1-14 Ballyea 0-11 In retaining the Clare under 21 A hurling championship title at Clarecastle on Sunday, Sixmilebridge were crowned champions for the fourth time in six years and for the fifteenth time in the history of a competition introduced back in 1964. They went into Sunday’s final as underdogs but as the game progressed they took a grip on matters and a strong finish which sat them score 1-5 without reply in the final twelve minutes sealed this latest success. The outcome was in doubt for much of this tie when the sides were level on five occasions up to the 50th minute. A tally of nineteen wides is sure to be a big talking point in Ballyea who certainly had the chances to have had a much greater tally on the scoreboard.. They dominated the opening quarter but only found themselves with a two point advantage, 0-4 to 0-2, at this stage. Five minutes …
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