Shane O’Donnell and Mark Rodgers, who contributed 1-13 in total, succumbed to injury as the Banner defeated the Dubs in Limerick
Clare’s Mark Rodgers in action against Eoghan O’Donnell of Dublin. Rodgers hit 0-12 but withdrew through injury. Photo: John Sheridan/Sportsfile
The real deal or a lukewarm audition for the blood and thunder of championship? A silver lining for Clare or a Pyrrhic victory for Brian Lohan, watching Shane O’Donnell and Mark Rodgers pick up injuries along the way?
The Division 1B final at the TUS Gaelic Grounds offered lots of different clues for different stakeholders, but one thing you can’t call it – for fear of breaching the Trade Descriptions Act – is a spring classic.