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Clash of the Ash (Wednesday): 10 hurls that paid for their sins

When commitment and sport combine, wood is liable to shatter.

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BEHOLD. ON THIS day of days, we bring you a collection of images that will send you scrambling to the worship at the altar of your local hurling legend.

What better way to celebrate the start of lent, and Clash of the Ash (Wednesday), than marvelling and hurlers giving it socks.

Clash of the Ash (Wednesday): 10 hurls that paid for their sins
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  • Deane is a Rebel without a hurl

    Joe Deane breaks his wand against Limerick in 1998. (©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan)

  • Eyes on the prize lads

    Seamus Dwyer of Laois clashes with Brendan Herron of Antrim in 2009. (©INPHO/Donall Farmer)

  • Here, give it back

    Cork's Cathal Naughton holds onto Declan Fanning's broken hurl after a scuffle broke out before the start of the match in 2010. (©INPHO/Cathal Noonan)

  • That's just not going to cut it

    Eoin Quigley is going to need some new lumber. (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)

  • Have some of this

    Kilkenny's Noel Hickey and Rory Jacob of Wexford get acquainted in 2007. (©INPHO/Morgan Treacy; )

  • Not giving an inch

    Johnny Ryan of Drom and Inch has his hurl broken in a tackle with Tom King of Loughmore during the Tipperary County Final. (©INPHO/Donall Farmer)

  • The Laois boys at it again

    Galway's Alan Kerins has his hurl broken while attempting to block the shot of John A. Delaney of Laois (©INPHO/Cathal Noonan)

  • Dan is the man in this clash of ash

    Waterford's Dan Shanahan is blocked by Wayne Sherlock of Cork, in 2007, who breaks his hurl in the process (©INPHO/Cathal Noonan)

  • But Cork get revenge later in the year

    Niall McCarthy breaks the hurley of Ken McGrath in an All-Ireland encounter. (©INPHO/Billy Stickland)

  • Does it count if the hurley goes in?

    Clare's Fergal Lynch breaks his hurley as he goes for goal with Offaly goalkeeper James Dempsey and fullback David Kenny in 2012. (©INPHO/Morgan Treacy)
  • Joe Deane breaks his wand against Limerick in 1998. (©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan)
  • Seamus Dwyer of Laois clashes with Brendan Herron of Antrim in 2009. (©INPHO/Donall Farmer)
  • Cork's Cathal Naughton holds onto Declan Fanning's broken hurl after a scuffle broke out before the start of the match in 2010. (©INPHO/Cathal Noonan)
  • Eoin Quigley is going to need some new lumber. (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)
  • Kilkenny's Noel Hickey and Rory Jacob of Wexford get acquainted in 2007. (©INPHO/Morgan Treacy; )
  • Johnny Ryan of Drom and Inch has his hurl broken in a tackle with Tom King of Loughmore during the Tipperary County Final. (©INPHO/Donall Farmer)
  • Galway's Alan Kerins has his hurl broken while attempting to block the shot of John A. Delaney of Laois (©INPHO/Cathal Noonan)
  • Waterford's Dan Shanahan is blocked by Wayne Sherlock of Cork, in 2007, who breaks his hurl in the process (©INPHO/Cathal Noonan)
  • Niall McCarthy breaks the hurley of Ken McGrath in an All-Ireland encounter. (©INPHO/Billy Stickland)
  • Clare's Fergal Lynch breaks his hurley as he goes for goal with Offaly goalkeeper James Dempsey and fullback David Kenny in 2012. (©INPHO/Morgan Treacy)

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