WIT boss James Meagher has admitted his side are looking to use this Sunday’s Waterford Crystal clash as a stepping stone to their Fitzgibbon cup campaign.
The south east side take on Davy Fitzgerald’s outfit in Sixmilebridge,having beaten Tipperary in last season’s competiton.
Clare are likely to be without a number of their own college players due to other commitments with third level sides.
Last season’s Clare captain Pat Vaughan has also been ruled out for Clare’s national hurling league campign due to a hip probelm.
The Crusheen man will undergo an operation to coreect the long standing issue which will rule him out for several months.