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Déise bash Clare to progress to Munster MHC semi-final

Waterford will face Cork after their comprehensive win in the play-off at Fraher Field.

Waterford 4-18
Clare 1-10

WATERFORD HAD AN overwhelming victory over Clare this evening to book their place in the semi-final of the Munster MHC.

The play-off at Fraher Field, which was originally scheduled to be played two weeks ago but postponed due to adverse weather conditions, began with a Deise score from the excellent Patrick Curran.

On 9 minutes, Conor Gleeson found the back of the net for the first time and at the half-time mark, Clare were five points adrift – trailing 0-9 to 1-10.

Cormac Curran, Stephen Bennett (from the penalty spot) and Shane Bennett all added goals in the second half and Waterford will meet Cork in the semi-final.

CLARE: Liam Corbett (Corofin); Shane O’Leary (Cratloe), David McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona), Niall Bolton (Tulla); Aidan McGuane (Kilmaley), Eoin Touhy (Feakle), Shane Gleeson (Cratloe); David Conroy (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield), Ciaran Downey (Clonlara); Bobby Duggan (Clarecastle), Colin Corbett (Tulla), Alex Morey (Sixmilebrige); Stephen Ward (Clarecastle), David Begley (Clonlara), Cian Moloney (Kilmaley).

WATERFORD: Sean Clancy (Clonea); William Hahessy (Clonea), Sam O’Neill (Erins Own), Barry Whelan (Tramore); Tom Devine (Modeligo), Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion), Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart); Michael Harney (Bonmahon), Mark O’Brien (Ferrybank); Cormac Curran (Brickey Rangers), Colm Roche (Shamrocks), Adam Farrell (De La Salle); Patrick Curran (Dungarvan), Conor Gleeson (Fourmilewater), Michael Kearney (Ballyduff Upper).

Referee: Anthony Sherlock (Tipperary).

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Leinster MFC

In the Leinster MFC, Wexford defeated Louth 1-13 2-11 while Longford lost out to Meath by a score of 1-17 to 2-10.

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MEANWHILE, Clare defender Cian Dillon is in line to make his competitive comeback from injury in a club game next Monday but is still in a race to be fit for the Banner’s Munster championship tie against Waterford on June 2nd.

Dillon has been sidelined for the duration of Clare’s league campaign after undergoing surgery in January to fix a long-standing hip problem.

The Crusheen player has been an established defensive figure for the Banner senior side after first emerging on the county’s 2009 All-Ireland U21 winning team.

Manager Davy Fitzgerald has revealed that he is hopeful that Dillon will see game time when Crusheen face Newmarket-on-Fergus in a club tie next week.

“He’s making progress. He mightn’t have enough fitness for the championship starting out. He won’t be far off it now. We’re hoping he’ll play his first club game this weekend and that’ll be good for him. Whether that’ll be enough for him to play the championship or not, we’re not sure.

“But it’s great to have him back. We played most of the league without Cian Dillon, Conor McGrath, Darach Honan. To us they would be big players.”

Darach Honan, Enda Barrett and Patrick Donnellan all incurred injuries over the past week but Fitzgerald is hopeful that none of them are too serious.

“Darach was actually coming right. He got his first run in the Cork game because he had a bit of training done. Just a small bit unlucky there but we’re hoping he’ll be back this week again. Hopefully that will come right. It was the first clear run he’d got in nearly two years so it’s just a pity that he got a niggle in the hamstring.

“Enda Barrett got a bad knock at training, Pat Donnellan same thing last night. Hopefully it’s nothing a few weeks won’t clear up for us. We’ve only trained twice since the Cork game, we only did one session a week. I felt after the league it had taken a lot out of us, especially with a young team, we needed a break. We stopped and we’re back at it now.”

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