Clare star accused of simulation for second year running against same team

He has a reputation...

Déise's talisman Stephen Bennett finish with a superb 3-12, but also nearly got himself sent off after an incident with Adam Hogan.

The Banner man has a reputation for going down easily, and in last year's match between the two sides, he came in for criticism from Dónal Óg Cusack after a foul by Dessie Hutchinson.

He went down once again after a clash with Bennett, but it was difficult to see much contact.

On RTÉ, Dónal Óg described the contact as 'minimal', while Joe Canning said 'I can't see anything in that'.

Clare: Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle); Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones), Conor Cleary (St. Joseph’s Miltown), Adam Hogan (Feakle); Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe) (0-02), Niall O’Farrell (Broadford), Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge); Darragh Lohan (Wolfe Tones) (0-02), Ryan Taylor (Clooney-Quin) (0-01); Tony Kelly (Ballyea) (0-04), David Reidy (Éire Óg), Sean Rynne (Inagh-Kilnamona) (0-05); Mark Rodgers (Scariff) (0-11, 10f, 1’65), Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg) (0-04), Peter Duggan (Clooney-Quin) (1-01)

Subs: Conor Leen (Corofin) for Hogan (22-28, BS), Diarmuid Stritch (Clonlara) (0-03) for Reidy (50), Leen for Hayes (57), Shane Meehan (Banner) (1-00) for O’Donnell (62), Ian Galvin (Clonlara) for Rynne (66), Ronan Kilroy (Banner) for Hogan (68, inj)

Waterford: Billy Nolan (Roanmore); Aaron O’Neill (Ballygunner), Mark Fitzgerald (Passage), Ian Kenny (Ballygunner); Jack Fagan (De La Salle), Paddy Leavey (Ballygunner), Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart); Calum Lyons (Ballyduff Lower), Darragh Lyons (Dungarvan); Michael Kiely (Abbeyside-Ballinacourty), Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater) (0-02), Jack Prendergast (Lismore); Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart) (3-12, 1-00 Pen, 12f), Sean Walsh (Fourmilewater) (1-00), Dessie Hutchinson (Ballygunner) (0-03)

Subs: Peter Hogan (Ballygunner) (0-01) for S. Bennett (40), Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion) (0-02) for Kiely (46), Kevin Mahony (Ballygunner) for for D. Lyons (54), Patrick Curran (Dungarvan) for Barron (67)

Referee: Shane Hynes (Galway)