NOT a classic in Navan by any means yet a replay that won’t easily be forgotten, 120 energy sapping minutes failing to separate the teams.

AS the Davy Fitzgerald managerial era in Waterford officially drew to a close last night, delegates at a meeting of the county board decided the job of finding his successor as county senior hurling boss will commence as early as tomorrow.

SEAMUS McENANEY’S appointment as Meath manager last winter may have stirred up a hornet’s nest at the time — and continues to do so — but ‘outside’ influences haven’t been confined to the man charged with guiding the senior footballers.

PLENTY of talking points from Jason Ryan but Joe McQuillan’s call not to give Ciarán Lyng a penalty when he was fouled so close to the parallelogram by Michael Fitzsimons topped them all.

EMMETT BOLTON returns to the Kildare side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland qualifier against neighbours Meath in Páirc Tailteann in Navan.

NEW Fermanagh manager Peter Canavan has received a welcome Christmas present.

KATLA, the only horse trained by John Grogan in New Inn, County Tipperary, recorded her second listed success when pipping Empowering in the Dark Angel Sweet Mimosa Stakes in Naas last night.

SIBLING rivalry seems to emanate from Alan Brogan when he tries to explain his recent fine spell of form.

THE Aidan O’Brien trained Quest For Peace made a successful transition from maiden to listed company when taking the featured Lenebane Stakes in Roscommon last night.

Rockwell edged a thrilling contest of two equally matched teams at Thomond Park yesterday to qualify for the March 27 final of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup against holders St Munchins.

Rockwell edged a thrilling contest of two equally matched teams at Thomond Park yesterday to qualify for the final of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup against holders St Munchins on March 27. Their 14-13 victory over Crescent was probably just about deserved and now they are well set to capture the title for the first time since 1997

If you’re determined to win green this week, stick with this trio, says our top tipster Tommy Lyons

Walsh is named at full-forward on the Kerry team which travels to Tuam Stadium to face Galway

Three teams in the lower half of All-Ireland League Division 1A all won on Saturday

Waterford 3-16 Clare 2-20

Clare will face Tipperary in the Co-Op Superstores Munster SHL final, having beaten Waterford in Fraher Field, Dungarvan in front of 3,039 spectators.

Scoreboard To the chorus of voices who argue that counties have adopted a blasé approach to this league, given the threat of relegation is off the table, yesterday’s second half from Wexford Park should be made compulsory viewing.

Clare will be heading to Croke Park later this week to query Colm Lyons' decision to send off Tony Kelly in last Saturday's Division 1A opener against Tipperary in Thurles.

County star Bill Cooper, of Youghal and Imokilly, was named Reardens Cork Club Senior Hurler of the Year at a ceremony in Reardens, Cork City last night, with Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s) picking up the football prize.

The winter season in Thurles swung into gear yesterday and there was a familiar feel to proceedings.