Waterford pack a punch from Dunne

WATERFORD hurlers have received a pre-championship boost from world champion boxer Bernard Dunne.

Dubliner Dunne visited the Déise training camp last weekend and gave a motivational talk at the invitation of Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald, a personal friend of the boxer.

Waterford face Limerick in their Munster SHC opener next Sunday in Thurles, and Dunne’s surprise visit and lengthy talk was one of the last elements in their preparations for that game.