Hurling championship previews: Meeting of Clare and Tipperary tops the bill on opening weekend via IrishTimesSport
– Exactly a year ago, this fixture was floated as the first in possibly three big championship meetings between the counties. But despite a late stand by Waterford, Limerick held out for the win – the only blight on the horizon, Cian Lynch’s injury. He’s now fully restored and Limerick are in a far-advanced state of readiness, compared to 12 months ago.
Injury hovers over the team and although few think it’s likely that anyone will be ‘risked’ here, David Fitzgerald has named a strong panel. The extent to which he wants to go for this is a matter of conjecture but there has been furious rumour about radically defensive tactics. A year ago, Clare beat them fairly well in Thurles but after a great Munster campaign, lost altitude alarmingly. They don’t have All Star David Fitzgerald available because of suspension and to date Tony Kelly has looked subdued, a state in which the team can’t afford him languishing.
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