Exciting under-age goalkeeper Billy Nolan, an U21 hurler this past season, will not be to play for the Waterford side next year because of a new GAA rule set to come into operation on January 1.

Kerry captain Eoin Brosnan is expected to be fit for the Kingdom's Championship opener against Tipperary on May 26.

All-Ireland SHC finalists Kilkenny and Galway have been pencilled in to play each other in the opening round of the 2013 Allianz Hurling League campaign.

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CORK’S James Masters won’t return to football until March due to a persistent back injury.