Kerry and Clare have opened their McGrath Cup campaigns with wins.

In a game which featured just one player on either side - Kerry's Brian O Beaglaoich and Tipperary's Josh Keane - from last year's Munster final, the Kingdom ran out emphatic 3-11 to 1-3 winners in Tralee.

Cathal Bambury (penalty) and Diarmuid Foley both found the net as Kerry took a 1-8 to 1-2 lead into the break. Matthew O'Sullivan bagged a brace of second half goals in a 14-point victory for the home side.

Clare's Eoin Cleary.
©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan.

In Meelick, Eoin Cleary scored the only goal as Clare accounted for Waterford by 1-10 to 0-8.

The visitors led by two points early on, but Cleary's major had the Banner two up at half-time. Cleary added three more points after the restart to settle it for Colm Collins' charges.

Kerry - S Ryan; TL O'Sullivan, J Foley, T O'Sullivan (0-2); B O Beaglaoich, A Barry, D O'Brien; B O'Sullivan (0-1), B O Seanachain; B Barrett, S O'Shea (0-3, 1f, 1'45), L O'Donoghue; C Geaney (0-2, 1f), M O'Sullivan (2-0), C Bambury (1-1, 1-0pen). Subs: M Flaherty (0-1) for L O'Donoghue, B Sugrue for D O'Brien, L Carey for C Geaney, L Kearney for B O'Sullivan, I Parker for C Bambury, C Coffey (0-1) for T O'Sullivan.

Tipperary - E Comerford; C O'Shaughnessy, P Codd, R Kiely; E Moloney, J Feehan, K Fahey (0-2); L Casey, M Dunne; J Keane, L Treacy, B Fox; J Lonergan, D Foley (1-0), L Boland. Subs: P Austin for C O'Shaughnessy, A Moloney for M Dunne, J Kennedy (0-1) for J Lonergan, C Sweeney for L Treacy, J Hennessy for P Codd, C Stapleton for L Casey.

Referee - C Lane.

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Clare - Joe Hayes; E Collins, K Harnett, John Hayes; K Malone, G Kelly, C Russell (0-1); J O'Dea, C O'Connor; M O'Neill (0-1), S Collins, J Malone (0-2); E Cleary (1-4, 0-2f), D Tubridy (0-1), S Malone. Subs: S McGrath for J O'Dea, D Egan (0-1) for S Malone, C O'Dea for M O'Neill, L Markham for D Tubridy (57), D Bolton for C Russell.

Waterford - S Enright, T O hUallachain, T O'Gorman, S Dalton; B Looby, S Prendergast, R O'Ceallaigh; T Prendergast, M Curry (0-1); C Murray (0-1), M O'Halloran, P Hurney; P Whyte (0-5, 4f), J Veale, F O Cuirrin (0-1). Subs: D Guiry for M O'Halloran, F Galvin for R O'Ceallaigh, K Murphy for S Dalton, C Maguire for T O hUallachain, A Trihy for B Looby.

Referee - S Lonergan.

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