Fergal back for one last tilt at Croke Park glory

ALMOST two years after quitting inter-county hurling, Waterford’s Fergal Hartley is determined to make the most of his decision to return.

At 33, an age at which few enough players are still involved at the top level, he feels that he owes it to himself and his team-mates to make one last push to reach his goal of an All-Ireland final.

Following defeat by Wexford in the 2003 qualifiers, Hartley decided to walk away. But there were some pangs. “Of course you’d miss it, particularly when you were watching the run that Waterford had last year.