Re-engaging with a team recently met is one of hurling’s hardest tasks. Familiarity breeds apprehension, a mixture of knowledge and fear.

Galway advanced to the semi-finals of the Allianz League thanks to an impressive display in the second-half when they were playing against the wind at Pearse Stadium.

Other teams may be taking indifferent approaches to the soon-to-be-changed league, but not Wexford, insists joint-captain Matthew O’Hanlon.