Referee confirmed for do-or-die Munster Championship clash between Tipperary and Clare

Tipperary and Clare will be officiated by experienced referee James Owens in this Saturday's Munster Senior Hurling Championship round 3 clash in Pairc Chiosog, Ennis.

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Both sides are in critical need of a win to keep their hopes of qualifying from the Munster bear-pit this year, in what is being touted as a knockout game.

Wexford whistler Owens hasn't reffed a game in this year's Munster championship, and he will need all his experience in what promises to be a charged atmosphere on the day, with so much at stake.

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