Déise opt for dual captaincy

WATERFORD have created hurling history by appointing joint-captains for the coming season.

In a unique arrangement, manager Davy Fitzgerald has confirmed that Ken McGrath and Stephen Molumphy will lead the Déise for the 2009 campaign.

The duo take over the role from midfielder Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh, who acted as team captain for the past two years. McGrath, 31, led Waterford in 2001 and 2004 while this will be Molumphy’s first taste of the job.