Cork couldn’t have dreamed of a better start, breaching Stephen O’Keeffe’s goal-line twice in the opening three minutes.

Waterford boss Paraic Fanning says matching Tipperary’s intensity is the first item on his side’s agenda in tomorrow’s Munster SHC clash in Semple Stadium.

The GAA’s decision to ban all foreign training camps from next year on has been branded as “nonsense” by Waterford hurling manager Paraic Fanning.

How long can a county player give his county nowadays? Waterford hurling captain Noel Connors is inclined to think that eight years is becoming the cut-off point.

The seamless manner in which Waterford’s new hurling management has clicked with the players augers well for a third league final appearance in five years, according to former Déise defender Brian Flannery.

So far, so good for Paraic Fanning in Division 1B of the Allianz League.

A cold and calculated performance from Waterford on a perishing afternoon in Thurles.

Coughlan has retired from inter-county hurling at the age of 28.

Derek McGrath has taken responsibility for the litany of injuries which derailed their Munster SHC opener, saying management may have “went a step too far” in their preparations.

Managers always want to see their best-laid plans reflected on the field, but yesterday at Páirc Uí Rinn performance could take a back seat. In a relegation battle, it is only the result that matters, says Donal O’Grady.

Enda McEvoy is the first to ask ... Who’ll win the 2018 All-Ireland? 

From a distance, the world looks maroon and white this morning.

Donal O’Grady gives his tactical breakdown of an intriguing All-Ireland final.

The sweeper system works

Waterford were just the better team. So were Tipperary on Saturday but there was still a sense that Clare left it after them. You cannot argue against 21 points from play to seven, but some of the missed chances for Clare were soul destroying, writes Anthony Daly.

All 15 of Tipperary’s All- Ireland winning side have been nominated for All-Stars, the first time in over 20 years an entire hurling team have been honoured.

This season the Déise are creating far more scoring opportunities than in 2015, writes Enda McEvoy.

Once it was goals; now it is wides that are held against Waterford but Derek McGrath won’t be losing the run of himself after one bad day at the office.

Tomorrow in Semple Stadium the programme will have Waterford club names you know well: Mount Sion. Ballygunner. Lismore.

There will be a sense in Kilkenny that order has been restored after they claimed the largest share of this year’s GAA-GPA Opel hurling All Stars with seven accolades.

Kilkenny’s last two All-Ireland successes haven’t been replicated in the All Stars honour lists, where the runners-up in both years, Galway in 2012 and Tipperary last year, trumped them. As of now, Kilkenny look set to take the lion’s share of personal honours but Galway have plenty of strong contenders too.

Waterford weren’t as sharp against Tipp as they were earlier in the spring. They’re training since last autumn. Fatigue can surreptitiously seep into a losing dressing room.

I have given the Cork team and management the benefit of the doubt over the past three years, a point I was reminded of by an old Waterford friend departing Semple Stadium on Sunday evening.

Waterford defender Noel Connors says promotion is not yet a consideration for the team despite Derek McGrath’s side sitting top of Division 1B.

UCC, Limerick and Cork all advanced to the semi-finals of the Waterford Crystal Cup after victories this afternoon.

It may just be that Derek McGrath’s successor benefits from the spade work he’s putting in at the moment.

MUNSTER SHC QUARTER-FINAL REPLAY:

MUNSTER SHC QUARTER-FINAL REPLAY:

There has been plenty drama and excitement in the opening weekends of the Munster SHC but that shouldn’t paper over some worrying issues.

They popped up during the coverage of Tipperary and Limerick last weekend, two gents enjoying a good game in Thurles.

Jim McGuinness admits he had to reverse his training methods to cut out the number of injuries which plagued Donegal’s 2013 campaign.

Carrigtwohill 1-21 Bride Rovers 2-13

ALLIANZ HL DIV 1A:

Waterford 1-13 Dublin 1-10

WATERFORD 1-13 DUBLIN 1-10

The Waterford hurlers will be without the services of Maurice Shanahan for the next "four to six weeks".