Wolfe Tones’ Ben O’Gorman will make his first start for the Clare senior hurlers in a competitive outing this Sunday when they take on Waterford in Fraher Field at 2pm.
Clare will be without the pairing of Conor McGrath and Patrick Kelly for their crunch tie with Limerick on Saturday evening in their second round qualifier of the All-Ireland Hurling Championship.
Davy Fitzgerald looks set to be without regular goalkeeper Pa Kelly and star attacker Conor McGrath for Saturday’s All-Ireland Championship qualifier with Laois.