Pic credits Brid MacNamara

Munster U16A Championship

The Ragg

Tipperary 3-10 Clare 0-4

Two second half goals ensured Tipperary took the points in their clash with Clare in the opening game of the Munster U16 Championship on Saturday in the Ragg.

Clare played with the aid of a strong breeze in the opening half but were unable to capitalise on the weather elements to add to their scoring tally. Tipps Sophie Maher opened the scoring with a point in the third minute. With ten minutes on the clock Evie Scanlon opened Clares tally when she converted from placed ball. A Tipperary free four minutes later was well managed by Clare net minder Emily Kelly however Caoimhe Stakelum gathered and finished to the net. Stakelum added a point from the puckout, with Scanlon converting another free before half time to leave the half time score in favour of the hosts, Tipperary 1-1 Clare 0-2.

With the wind at the backs in the second half Tipperary hit the ground running and hit over four points with no replay before Ciara Shelly struck for the Premiers second green flag. Scanlon pulled a point back for the Banner but it was to be Tipps day as Ciara O’Hora struck for Tipps third green flag with points from Maher, Sarah Corcoran and O’Hora while Clare were only able to add another Scanlon free to leave the fulltime score in favour of Tipperary.

Clare: Emily Kelly St Josephs; Eimear Heffernan Scariff Ogonnelloe, Aine Longe Inagh Kilnamona, Emily Domini Scariff Ogonnelloe; Alison Collins Scariff Ogonnelloe, Grainne McMahon Newmarket on Fergus, Aoife Murphy Clarecastle; Evie Scanlon Clarecastle, Clodagh Quinn Clooney Quin; Emma Crowe Newmarket on Fergus, Seva Brennan Scariff Ogonnelloe, Sophie Conway Feakle Killanena; Sarah Wiley Bodyke, Sophie Torpey St Josephs, Maeve Millea Parteen

Subs: Sara Alford Wolfe Tones for Brennan, Ailbhe Devitt Inagh Kilnamona for Torpey, Ciara Hegarty St Josephs for Millea, Leah Carr Wolfe Tones for Heffernan, Emer Burke Inagh Kilnamona for Domini, Rhea Foudy Inagh Kilnamona for Murphy, Zoe Ellingstad Clarecastle for Conway

Tipperary: Danielle Butler; Lucy Purcell, Aine Finn, Eabha Dolan; Paula Quirke, Sarah Corcoran, Alison Fitzgerald; Sophie Maher, Danielle Ryan; Ciara Shelly, Hannah Butler, Caoimhe Stakelum; Emer Dawn, Ciara O’Hora, Ali O’Kelly

Subs: Caitlin Shelly for Fitzgerald, Iris Grace for Corcoran

Referee: Mike Flannery, Limerick