John Conlon was eighteen when he first got his hands on the Canon Hamilton, he’s twenty seven and hoping to get reacquainted with the Canon this time as captain.
Tony Kelly has a glistening honour of medals, the All-Ireland Senior hurling one being the stand-out but all that evades him of the finished article, a Clare SHC medal.
This year Domhnall O’Donovan has been able to concentrate solely on his club career when it comes to hurling, it’s allowed him to build a greater bond with his teammates and one he’s determined won’t break on Sunday.
He’s in his first year in charge of the Clonlara Senior Hurlers and Damien Power finds himself sixty minutes away from guiding the club to their third ever senior championship title.
Known around the Emerald Isle as a sturdy energetic Gaelic Footballer, Gary Brennan will represent his hurling club in Sunday's Clare SHC Final vying to win Ballyea's first ever title in the competitions 130 year existence.
On Sunday, Ballyea make their first appearance in a Clare SHC Final since 2003 and one characteristic that Ballyea have shown more than other years is 'honesty'.
Clare’s most successful hurling side, Newmarket on Fergus, have avoided the dreaded drop to intermediate for 2017 with a hard earned four-point victory over Kilmaley.