Wexford were outwitted and outworked by a Waterford team who will feel there is still plenty in them after this handsome win, writes John Fogarty.

A Maurice Shanahan goal in the second half of additional time set Waterford on their way to a historic and captivating championship victory over Kilkenny in Thurles.

Cork set up a first Munster final date with Clare since 1999 with a polished performance against a supposedly wilier Waterford outfit in a sun-drenched Semple Stadium.

Galway 2-22 Waterford 2-19

Cork had the upper hand in windy Walsh Park, winning by eight points against an off-colour Waterford side.

Kilkenny had to rely on a Walter Walsh goal to help them avoid a first championship defeat to Waterford since the 1959 All-Ireland final.

Cork 1-14 Waterford 0-20: Make sense of that. Waterford dominate a game and yet need their ‘keeper to make a last-minute save to ensure the points. Cork are listless until a player gets injured, then ignite. A late goal and two straight reds colour an earnest competition with a sharp palette.

Waterford put a stormy week behind them to eke out a two-point win away to Galway yesterday, a gritty victory which owed much to Shane Walsh’s match-turning goal.

New Waterford hurling manager Michael Ryan had mixed feelings after his side deservedly defeated UCC in the quarter-final of the Waterford Crystal Cup at Carriganore yesterday.

ARD SCOIL RÍS won their first White Cup with an impressive finish at Cahir yesterday.

WATERFORD edged out Cork in a thrilling Allianz Hurling League Division 1 clash at sunny Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday, where a bumper crowd saw an entertaining game end with the home side a point ahead.

A WIN for Waterford, but a redemption of sorts for the Model County men in Wexford Park.

LISMORE made a stunning comeback to force a draw with titleholders Ballygunner in a highly charged Waterford SHC semi-final at Dungarvan’s Fraher Field yesterday.

A VIRTUOSO display by the outstanding Maurice Shanahan propelled Lismore to an impressive win over neighbours Ballyduff Upper in an exciting Waterford SHC quarter-final at Fraher Field, Dungarvan yesterday.

WATERFORD manager Davy Fitzgerald has sprang more than one surprise in naming Waterford’s starting 15 to face Clare in Monday’s Munster senior hurling championship semi-final at Thurles.

HONOURS even in Semple Stadium yesterday, with 6,665 people on hand for this entertaining draw in the NHL Division One.

YESTERDAY’S encounter in Fraher Field, Dungarvan, came with more angles than a bagful of squares: Justin McCarthy, formerly of Waterford, back in the Déise with Limerick.

WITH ace forward Eoin Kelly passed fit following a back injury, Tipperary have named nine of the side that started against Kilkenny in last season’s All-Ireland final for tomorrow night’s opening Allianz NHL game against the champions under lights at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

ALL-IRELAND Colleges hurling champions DLS Waterford supply six players to the county team for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC semi-final against Cork in Walsh Park.

WITHOUT ever having to move into top gear, Lismore were always in control of this Waterford senior hurling championship group game at Fraher Field in Dungarvan yesterday and dismissed the challenge of Mount Sion far more decisively than a five-point winning margin might suggest.

Ballygunner 2-15 Lismore 1-16

Abbey CBS 2-7 Holy Rosary, Mountbellew 0-7

Midleton CBS 5-13 Abbey CBS 0-11

Douglas CS 1-17 Abbey CBS 2-12