Championship 2014: Clare

Manager: David Fitzgerald (2nd year).Titles: Munster 6 (1998), All-Ireland 4 (Holders).2014 league: 1st Division One A, semi-finalists.Odds and ends: All-Ireland 11/4; Munster 5/4Bookies say: All-Ireland finalists, Munster champions.What bookies said in 2013: Lose Munster semi-final and exit All-Ireland quarter-final.Championship 2013: Lost Munster semi-final to Cork 0-15 to 0-23 and later beat them to be crowned All-Ireland champions.First outing: Munster v Cork/W’ford, June 15th

Clare’s Conor McGrath keeps his eyes on the ball.
Clare’s Conor McGrath keeps his eyes on the ball.

Clare have had a good league campaign, considering the pressure on a young team of being champions and their preference for summer conditions. Some new players have been trialled but it's hard to see huge changes in the team that stormed the All-Ireland. Clever, talented, quick and well-drilled,
they'll be hard to topple.


Last good day: Last year's All-Ireland final replay against Cork.