Owens seeking deal for Déise dual stars

NEW Waterford senior football manager John Owens is hoping to reach an agreement with hurling counterpart Davy Fitzgerald over the use of dual stars Shane Walsh and Gary Hurney next year.

According to Owens, both players want to combine both codes in 2010 but the former Tipperary boss admitted he has yet to speak to Fitzgerald about the situation.

Towering Ballinacourty club man Hurney was earmarked for a key role in the Waterford hurling attack last season before a broken collarbone wrecked his campaign.