According to the bookies Ballygunner are 1-6 searingly hot favourites to win their fourth Munster Senior Club Hurling title when they face Ballyea in the 2022 decider at Semple Stadium on Saturday next. The ‘hot favourites’ tag though will count for nothing if the Gunners fail to see off the Clare champions...
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Ballygunner v Ballyea
Ballygunner v Ballyea
(Semple Stadium, Thurles, Saturday, 3.15pm) Thomas Keane Clare champions Ballyea are without doubt the most consistent Munster club west of the Shannon in recent years, winning four of the last seven county championships. This statistic makes for impressive reading but it pales into significance in comparison with...
Munster Club Finals and Ballygunner
Munster Club Finals and Ballygunner
Brian Flannery Since it’s inauguration in 1964 the Waterford champions have been successful on seven different occasions. Ballygunner has was won three titles; in 2001 and 2018 and 2021. Ballygunner annexed a hat-trick of county senior titles from 1966 to 1968 and also contested the Munster club finals in ’66 and...
Munster Hurling Senior Club Final
Munster Hurling Senior Club Final
Gunners odds on to retain Munster crown Brian Flannery Having arrived early at the Gaelic Grounds last week I was able to watch the other semi-final on TG4 in the comfort of the press box. Clare champions Ballyea enjoyed home advantage at Cusack Park, Ennis and from the ninth minute also had a numerical...
County Senior Hurling Final
County Senior Hurling Final
Gunners on cloud nine Ballygunner 2-11 Mount Sion 0-8 Brian Flannery Ballygunner won their ninth consecutive Waterford senior hurling title at Walsh Park on Sunday last. Goals in either half from Pauric Mahony and Peter Hogan proved decisive on an afternoon when scores were hard earned and difficult to come-by. Given...
U16 County Camogie Finals
U16 County Camogie Finals
Under 16B Cup Final St Anne’s 5-7 Portlaw 2-8 The Under 16B Cup Final between St Anne’s and Portlaw was a one-sided affair from the start with St Anne’s securing four goals in the opening half, thanks to Niamh Halley, Taylor Higgins and two from Aoife Lynch. Ava Fitzpatrick kept Portlaw in the game with a...
Davy’s Return
Davy’s Return
Davy Fitzgerald is set to return to Waterford for a second stint as Waterford senior hurling manager. The Clare man, who returns to the Déise after 11 years away, was ratified as the new manager by the Waterford County Board on Thursday. Fitzgerald, who gave his first interview since his re-appointment to Morning...
Liam Cahill steps down as Waterford SH manager
Liam Cahill steps down as Waterford SH manager
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Waterford on the brink of exit after home defeat
Waterford on the brink of exit after home defeat
Waterford 1-19 Cork 2-22 Brian Flannery Waterford. Waterford’s championship prospects were dealt a major blow when going down to Cork by six points in round three of the Munster senior hurling championship at Walsh Park on Sunday last. This defeat leaves the Déise on the brink of going out of the Munster...
Waterford Primed for Progress
Waterford Primed for Progress
Brian Flannery After a three week break Waterford senior hurlers welcome Cork to Walsh Park this Sunday 2pm. The narrative is quite simple. A Waterford win will guarantee their progression to the All-Ireland series and set up in effect a Munster semi-final the following week for the trip to Ennis. Defeat for Liam...
Champions prevail as Waterford close gap
Champions prevail as Waterford close gap
Limerick 0-30 Waterford 2-21 Brian Flannery Waterford Waterford suffered their first defeat in this season’s Munster hurling championship when going down by just three points to reigning champions Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening last. This round two tie was billed as the title holders versus...
Goals galore as Waterford take title
Goals galore as Waterford take title
Waterford 4-20 Cork 1-23 Brian Flannery Waterford comprehensively defeated Cork at Semple Stadium on Saturday evening last to record a first Allianz National Hurling title since 2015. The final score-line doesn’t flatter the victors here in the least with Waterford dominant from the opening quarter....
