Paidi Fitzpatrick made his Clare Senior hurling debut today in Brian Lohans maiden voyage as Clare manager when he fielded an experimental team against Galway in Ballinderreen.

Fittpatrick lined out at full back while club mate Cathal Malone was introduced as a substitute. Seadhna Morey and Jamie Shanahan are also part of the initial 53 man squad which is due to be reduced pre christmas.

Final Score: Galway 4-16 Clare 0-21

Clare Lineout compliments of Derek Lynch - Clare Champion:

Clare: Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle); Eoin Quirke (Whitegate), Paidí Fitzpatrick (Sixmilebridge), Jason McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona); Eoin Tuohy (Feakle), Kevin Hehir (Inagh-Kilnamona), Keith Whyte (Inagh-Kilnamona); Ryan Taylor (Clooney-Quin), Oisín Donnellan (Feakle); Aaron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones), Niall Deasy (Ballyea), Domhnall McMahon (Tubber); Gary Cooney (O’Callaghan’s Mills), Colin Guilfoyle (Newmarket on Fergus), Mikey O’Neill (Kilmaley).

Subs: David Reidy (Eire Óg) for Deasy, Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge) for Tuohy, Ian Galvin (Clonlara) for O’Neill, Cathal McInerney (Cratloe) for Cooney, Stiofán McMahon (Broadford) for McMahon, Aidan McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona) for Fitzpatrick, Keith Hogan (Clooney-Quin) for Quilligan, Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe) for Donnellan.

Scorers: Colin Guilfoyle (0-10, 10f), Niall Deasy (0-4, 3f), Mikey O’Neill (0-2), Ryan Taylor, Oisín Donnellan, Domhnall McMahon, Ian Galvin and Aron Shanagher (0-1 each).