KEN McGRATH is set to make his first start for Waterford in the current National Hurling League campaign when the Decies make the long trip north to Portaferry to take on pointless Down, on Sunday.

Waterford 1-13 Wexford 0-14

Nemo Rangers 1-15 Douglas 0-5

Offaly 0-12 Cork 1-05

Cork 2-13 Kerry 0-8

KERRY minor coach Sean Geaney and his selectors have kept faith with the team that ousted defending champions Laois for Sunday's All-Ireland final against Tyrone.

KERRY produced a marvellous second half display to overcome a game Kildare side in the All-Ireland MFC quarter-final at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, on Saturday.

Clare 2-13 Waterford 0-11

TWO injury-time goals from corner-forward Tommy Deveraux gave Roscrea a sensational victory over Scoil Ruain in an all Tipperary Munster Vocational Schools "A" JHC final at Cashel yesterday.

FORMER All-Star, Eoin Kelly, has again been omitted from the Waterford senior hurling panel for Sunday’s crunch Allianz NHL Division 1A tie against Galway at Walsh Park (2pm).

THE expected result, but it came in unexpected circumstances. The Datapac Sigerson favourites survived a scare in Rossa Park and had the Cork IT forwards kicked better, the weekend would have been ignited by a shock.

THE Mount Sion duo of goalkeeper Ian O’Regan and corner-forward Sean Ryan are the Waterford debutants in tomorrow’s NHL showdown with champions Kilkenny at Nowlan Park.

St Joseph’s, Borrisoleigh 1-8 Thurles CBS 1-6

Athea 2-12 Claughaun 2-3

WEXFORD will field their strongest available team in next Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Cork in Croke Park, (3.30).

DARA RYAN is a surprise choice at centre-forward on the Wexford team to play Kilkenny in Sunday’s Guinness Leinster hurling final in Croke Park.

CLARE captain Sean McMahon’s place at centre-back in the Clare team will be taken by Clarecastle’s Conor Plunkett for Sunday’s Guinness Munster hurling semi-final against Cork in Thurles (4.15).

A CONFLICT over club and county interests has forced Meath hurling manager Michael Duignan and his selectors to quit only days before their vital Allianz NHL game against Antrim.

NUIG 1-8

UCD 1-10, QUB 1-7

NA FIANNA will appeal the decision by the Dublin County Board to eject them from the county championship, following their use of six substitutes in their quarter-final against Raheny last weekend.