Hurling championship 2018

[LooseCannon]

Looking forward to the Kilkenny v Wexford game today

I'm looking forward to the match before it.

[Milltown Row2]

Cody to put manners on Davy!

[manfromdelmonte]

The head on Davy afterwards!

[seafoid]

Half-time: Tipperary 1-10 Clare 0-09

Tipperary started like a train and were eight points up at a stage, but in the final ten minutes before half-time Clare got their act together. The Banner outscored Tipp five-to-one in that period, including four points in-a-row, to get themselves back into this game.

 

14:42

Half-time: Limerick 2-14 Waterford 0-07 

An outstanding half from Limerick. Their support gives them a huge ovation as they trot off for half-time. Waterford have been overwhelmed and outplayed; it's going to take something very special to haul them back into this.

[imtommygunn]

O'grady just said there was 2 in it??

[seafoid]

What a cracking match

[seafoid]

Tipp are out. #Jaysus

[manfromdelmonte]

On  life support the last few games

[sid waddell]

Game turned completely in the space of 15 seconds on 67 minutes.

Jake Morris should have clinched it for Tipp but hit the post with a goal attempt. Clare counter attacked brilliantly and you could see there was a great goal chance as soon as they got it in midfield - Ian Galvin was like Salah running through against Roma. He finished in a very composed manner.

Clare still had to stand up in the last two and a half minutes of injury time and if they hadn't, this team might as well have folded up its tent and gone home forever, they've flattered to deceive so many times since 2013. Finally they stood up when they needed to.

Subs made a big difference for Clare. That's the best Podge Collins has played for a long time.

It seems strange that after such excitement, the three qualifiers are now known with a game to spare.

But Clare v Limerick in Ennis next week for a place in the Munster final will still be wonderful. Both teams will be sky high on confidence after today.

Cork shouldn't have much trouble putting away a demoralised Waterford to clinch their place in the final.

[shark]

Game turned completely in the space of 15 seconds on 67 minutes.

Jake Morris should have clinched it for Tipp but hit the post with a goal attempt. Clare counter attacked brilliantly and you could see there was a great goal chance as soon as they got it in midfield - Ian Galvin was like Salah running through against Roma. He finished in a very composed manner.

Clare still had to stand up in the last two and a half minutes of injury time and if they hadn't, this team might as well have folded up its tent and gone home forever, they've flattered to deceive so many times since 2013. Finally they stood up when they needed to.

Subs made a big difference for Clare. That's the best Podge Collins has played for a long time.

It seems strange that after such excitement, the three qualifiers are now known with a game to spare.

But Clare v Limerick in Ennis next week for a place in the Munster final will still be wonderful. Both teams will be sky high on confidence after today.

Cork shouldn't have much trouble putting away a demoralised Waterford to clinch their place in the final.

Yeah there is still so much to play for. Clare want to win Munster, they haven't won it in 20 years. It should be a great game.

[seafoid]

Last year Waterford made the final and Tipp were beaten by a point in the semi. This year neither will be gracing Croker.

[Capt Pat]

Clare won with some of their best players misfiring. Players like Tony Kelly and the two normally productive corner forwards McGrath and O'Donnell were frozen out of the game for long periods.

Tipp started well but finished poorly in contrast to the two drawn games. They may have suffered from playing four sundays in a row.

[imtommygunn]

Clare's handling was awful at times and some wayward shooting. To be fair to o'donnell he did some work even for not really threatening the scoreboard.

That duggan point at the end was phenomenal.

Hard to know what went so wrong for tipp.

[seafoid]

Clare's handling was awful at times and some wayward shooting. To be fair to o'donnell he did some work even for not really threatening the scoreboard.

That duggan point at the end was phenomenal.

Hard to know what went so wrong for tipp.

They were 8 points up at one stage but let Clare back into the game.

[shark]

Clare's handling was awful at times and some wayward shooting. To be fair to o'donnell he did some work even for not really threatening the scoreboard.

That duggan point at the end was phenomenal.

Hard to know what went so wrong for tipp.

They score that goal instead of hitting the post and they win by 6-8 points. Tiniest of margins. I do think their work rate dropped though. It was savage in the first 25 mins but not thereafter. So many of Clare's players played poorly. Amazing they won.