Iād say Clare havenāt lost a game in Croke Park since Limerick beat them there in 2007 have they? Werenāt there for 5 years after their 2013 success and Galway beat them in Thurles in 2018.
That defeat to Limerick in 2007 was about the only day we never really showed up in Croker since getting back there in 95.
We lost tight ones in 99, 05 and 06 but died on our shields those days.
My 2p
If Clare play well and kk play badly Clare win
If Clare and Kk both play well, Clare win
If kk play well and Clare badly, kk win.
If both play badly who knows 
2002 was relatively comfortable for KK albeit not a hockeying by any means. Ancient history either way.
That Clare team hadnāt the forward line to win an A/I and came up against a very good Kilkenny team who got the perfect start and led 1-2 to no score after 5 minutes. Yet it was still a three point game heading into the final quarter before Comerfirdās goal put it to bed. Clare performed to their level on the day but were beaten by a better team
Clare drew with Galway the first day out in Croker. Thurles was the replay.
Itās quite simple, as with most KK games these days, if they can drag Clare into a dogfight, keep the free count low and Tony Kelly quiet then they have a good chance of grinding out a result. If itās an open free scoring game Iād expect Clare to win by 5-6 points.
Clare seem to have peaked early in recent years and their performance against Wexford might suggest that it could be the case again this year so thereās reason for optimism for KK.
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Iād fancy KK strongly.
Eh nobody actually cares about Darragh Fitzgibbon mate, the Limerick lads are just being wankers.
I was just explaining the actual rule.
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Whatās new mate?
Sure mate. But thatās not what this discussion about.
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The vast majority of people here are not aware of the relevant ruleās nature. I think quite a few of people reading this thread will be glad now to know the relevant ruleās nature.
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Does that rule apply in all circumstances regardless of where the person lives currently? If a 14 year olds family moved house to the other side of the county or even to a different county could he still stay playing with the original club once hed played u14 champ?
Clare will win Saturday. By 3-4 points. End of.
Yes, your club is your club. But you also have the option to transfer
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Yes.
You can only ever, under rule, have two clubs: your home club (under the criteria laid out) and an adopted club to which you have transferred.
Problems have arisen when a club seeks to make a young player line out with them rather than with a club inside a parish where that young player went to primary school. For Kilkenny GAA, there is a 'āderogationā rule, so as to cater for this eventuality. Would seem this rule does not exist so strongly in all counties.
There are complex problems around this issue:
The Firies/Listry case in Kerry underlines the significance of the objection factor.
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Is there not such a thing as a native parish declaration??
Is it based on home or in primary school or either?
Is that rubric to do with a āparentā rule?
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