Work commitments mean Stephen Molumphy won’t be available to Waterford’s hurlers this year.

Billed as a must-win for both sides, Connacht return to the Galway Sportsground for this evening’s RaboDirect Pro 12 joust with the Newport Gwent Dragons.

Cork 1-19 Waterford 0-19

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín will make his first championship start in almost two years on Sunday as Jimmy-Barry Murphy hands out yet another first SHC start in the form of Daniel Kearney.

An odd game in Fraher Field yesterday, Dublin arriving with half an eye on their upcoming Division 1A relegation play-off, and Waterford wary of involvement in same.

Waterford 0-17 Dublin 0-13

John Mullane returns to the Waterford side for tomorrow’s crucial Allianz League Division 1A clash with Galway at Pearse Stadium (2.30pm).

Tipperary 0-31 Waterford 2-15

Kilkenny continued their impressive early-season form with a nine-point win in sunny Walsh Park yesterday but not before getting a stern early examination from the injury-hit home side.

Kilkenny have made four changes in personnel from the team which beat Tipperary in the league first round with keeper Eoin Murphy making his league debut in place of David Herity, while Conor Fogarty, Richie Doyle and Richie Hogan all come into the side.

WHAT can you write under a scoreline like that?

WATERFORD manager Davy Fitzgerald has made three changes for Sunday’s Munster SHC final against Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh from the side that defeated Limerick at the semi-final stage.

Limerick 3-14 Waterford 3-15

LIMERICK have named just two of the starting team that lost to Cork last year for Sunday’s Munster semi-final against Waterford.

STRICTLY speaking, this doesn’t fit into the category of ‘classic’ finals as only one team performed! But, whatever about Kilkenny’s right to be rated the greatest team in the history of the game, their superb first-half display was arguably the closest to hurling perfection witnessed in modern times.

All-Ireland SHC Munster final replay

Michael Cussen is the only change in personnel for Cork, while Sean Og O'hAilpín has been deemed fit to start for Saturday's GAA Munster Senior Hurling Final replay against Waterford at Semple Stadium (7pm).

MICHAEL CUSSEN has been drafted into the Cork team for tomorrow evening’s Munster SHC final replay against Waterford, the only change from last Sunday’s drawn game, as Sean Óg Ó hAilpín has been declared fit to start.

Cork 2-15 Waterford 2-15

A DULL afternoon in Thurles yesterday, cold and drizzly, dense and low-lying grey clouds enveloping the whole area; reflective of those conditions, out in Semple Stadium a pitiful crowd of just over 11,000 to witness a fixture which, only a few years ago, was one of the glamour clashes on the GAA calendar.

Dan and Maurice Shanahan will start their first Munster SHC match together when the pair feature for Waterford in the Bank Holiday Monday semi-final against Clare at Semple Stadium (throw-in 3pm).

A POINTED free with the penultimate puck of the game gave Waterford victory over a depleted Cork side in a high scoring and entertaining senior hurling challenge at Ballyduff Upper last evening.

A THREE-POINT win for Waterford over Offaly on a day when a third consecutive draw was a live possibility for the Déise.

IT was honours even in this meeting of the touring All Star teams of 2008 and 2009 in Hurlingham on Saturday, a fitting result to what was an entertaining affair.

THE touring party for the GAA Vodafone Hurling All Stars trip to Argentina was confirmed last night.

Kilkenny 2-23 Waterford 3-15

Davy Fitzgerald has made two changes to his side ahead of Sunday’s semi-final meeting against Kilkenny at Croke Park.

Davy Fitzgerald has made two changes to his side ahead of Sunday’s semi-final meeting against Kilkenny at Croke Park.

Waterford 1-16 Galway 0-18

Waterford Senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has just made one change to his side for Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final against Galway at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Tipperary 4-14 Waterford 2-16

Stephen Molumphy has been named at centre-forward in the Waterford team to face Tipperary in Sunday's Munster SHC final (Semple Stadium, throw-in 4pm), although doubts remain over the Ballyduff Upper clubman's fitness.

TEN of the Cork team that started in last August’s semi-final defeat to Kilkenny, were named in the starting 15 last night for Cork’s NHL Division One trip to Clare on Sunday.

St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh 0-13 Kilmacud Crokes 1-10

KILMACUD CROKES 1-10 ST. OLIVER PLUNKETTS/EOGHAN RUADH 0-13

Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald and his selectors have named an unchanged team for Sunday's eagerly anticipated GAA Hurling All-Ireland senior final against reigning champions Kilkenny (throw-in 3.30pm).

Aidan Kearney and Kevin Moran have been drafted into the Waterford team for Sunday's GAA Hurling All-Ireland senior championship semi-final against Tipperary at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Unsurprisingly, after his team's impressive dismissal of Offaly, Davy Fitzgerald has made minimal changes to the Waterford side for Sunday's GAA Hurling All-Ireland quarter-final against Wexford in Thurles (throw-in 2pm).

Waterford 2-18 Offaly 0-18

Dungarvan midfielder Jamie Nagle will make his senior championship debut for Waterford against Offaly in tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland SHC qualifier at Semple Stadium, throw-in 5pm.

Recently-appointed Waterford boss Davy Fitzgerald has named his team for his championship debut as an inter-county manager tomorrow, when the Deise take on Antrim at Walsh Park (throw-in 2pm).

Gary Hurney, captain of the county's footballers, will make his championship debut for the Waterford hurlers in their Munster SHC opener against Clare on Sunday (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 2pm).

A crowd of 10,127 watched at Croke Park tonight as Munster secured the 2007 M Donnelly Interprovincial hurling championship following impressive performances from both the winning and losing teams.