Clare hurling's enduring midfielder Colin Lynch will return to a Dublin sports clinic this week with his inter-county career hanging in the balance, the Irish Independent has reported.Lynch has had an aggravated back injury for the last six weeks and is due to return to his specialist in the coming days for an update on his progress. Lynch (pictured left with Mike McNamara and Ollie Baker during last year's Championship win over Waterford)) has only been used sparingly during the national league, starting just one game and coming on in another two as Clare lost their Division 1 status.
Rumours circulated in the Banner county at the weekend that their longest serving player had followed Frank Lohan into retirement, but the player and manager Mike McNamara have both denied this. The veteran midfeilder from Lissycasey is still hoping to be ready for his club Kilmaley's first-round match in Clare next month and has not ruled out being available for Clare's Munster semi-final against either Tipperary or Cork on June 21.
