Tipperary's 'character' was a vital ingredient in their winning formula against Clare, according to John McGrath.

The All-Ireland champions withstood a late Banner County rally in the new look Pairc Ui Chaoimh to book their place in the last four of the Liam MacCarthy Cup competition.

"We started the [second] half well and were pushing on, we knew it wasn't going to be easy," McGrath - who raised six white flags in his team's 0-28 to 3-16 win - remarked to RTÉ Sport.

"You see how well Clare came back, they put us to the pin of our collar - I think they came back to a point with a couple of minutes to go.

"It's a tough thing to do when the tide turns against you like that.

"But it just shows the character of our boys as well, we weren't going to lie down and let them pip us at the end.

"We drove on and boys came in off the bench and freshened it up.

"Everyone gave it 100% and we're after getting to where we wanted to be."

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