Parish pumped for senior return

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Scariff defeated Saturday’s opponents (311 to 0-12) in the opening round of the Clare Cup back in early March but neither side is likely to put much emphasis on that tie as both were short a number of the players who will be lining out this weekend.

It’s been seventy years since Scariff won the last of their five Clare senior titles (1953) and while they would dearly love to bridge that gap they are not looking past Saturday’s first round clash with St. Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.

While some players are battling to shake off niggly injuries, the East Clare outfit expect to have a full panel available to select their starting line up from on Saturday.

“We are in a very difficult group of five, all of whom will believe that they can progress. We are not looking past St. Joseph’s, winners of the intermediate title last year”, team manager Mark McKenna told The Clare Echo.

Their first round opponents have spent recent seasons competing at intermediate level and they have twice won that title.

Saturday’s opening game in this year’s Clare senior title race promises to be a close affair and if Mark Rodgers can continue to produce the form he has been displaying at inter county level, it may well prove to be to key to a Scariff victory.