Moran leads the way for Limerick

Limerick1-18 Waterford 1-9

Limerick showed an encouraging level of commitment, but in stark contrast, Waterford looked lethargic and way off the pace. However, they had just one training session under their belt and it showed with only the top-class display of debutant Conor Carey to brighten the afternoon. The Passage East club man was a revelation, ending with a tally of 1-3 from play.

It all looked all so promising for Waterford early on, with Paul Flynn giving them a second minute lead and Carey and John Mullane adding on quality points to ease them into a double scores advantage, 0-4 to 0-2, midway through the half.