Waterford and Cork chiefs happy with venue switch

CORK and Waterford officials expressed satisfaction yesterday that they had managed to get their Allianz NHL play-off next Sunday moved from the Gaelic Grounds.

Understandably, Waterford were the happier given that they won the toss for choice of home venue, with the game now going ahead at Walsh Park at the same time (2.30pm).

It emerged that Cork had tried unsuccessfully on Tuesday to persuade Waterford to concede home venue, as County Board Chairman Mick Dolan explained. “We did ask them if they would come up to Cork because they ‘owed’ us a match. But it did not work out.”