Clare’s Brendan Buglar hit with two match ban

Buglar appealed his sending off but the central Hearings Committee found that evidence provided was not sufficiently compelling to rebut the referee's report.  

The statement goes on to say “As this represented a repeat Infraction, the Committee imposed a two match suspension in the same code and at the same level”.

Clare are away to Kilkenny on Sunday knowing a win could potentially see them into the quarter finals but a defeat will condemn them to a relegation play off against the Cats.

Clare can still secure their Division IA status this weekend.

Davy Fitzgerald's side must beat Kilkenny and hope Galway beat Dublin. If those two results unfold, it will be Dublin versus Kilkenny in the relegation play-off.