Clare U20 hurling boss Terence Fahy has challenged his newly-crowned All-Ireland champions to follow in the footsteps of Tony Kelly and John Conlon by making their mark at senior level.

Kelly captained the Banner’s 2014 All-Ireland U21 winning team, while Conlon was part of the victorious 2009 team.

“It was Tony Kelly's team that won this title last. We saw what they contributed to Clare hurling, so the onus now will be on these lads,” Fahy told gaa.ie after Clare’s impressive 4-20 to 2-16 victory over Galway in Thurles on Sunday.

“They have to work hard now and they have to try and go up the levels into the future.

“Tony's team won, John Conlon's team won, and those lads aren't going to stay going forever. This team has won now, so hopefully they can keep going.”

After coming from behind to win their previous five matches, Fahy admitted that it made a welcome change to be ahead coming down the home straight.

“It was the first time that the match was put to bed early, we're normally hanging on or we're normally behind with 10 minutes to go,” he added.

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