Hartley ‘immensely honoured’ to take charge of Waterford U21 team

FORMER Waterford senior hurling star Fergal Hartley is set to assume the managerial reins of the county U21 side for the coming season.

The Ballygunner man’s appointment will be formally ratified at next Monday night’s meeting of the County Board. Hartley will be joined on the management team by former county colleague Tom Feeney of Ballyduff Upper as one of his selectors along with De La Salle’s Derek McGrath who managed De La Salle College to Harty Cup and All-Ireland glory in recent years.

“I really will be giving the new job my very best shot,” said Hartley. “It is an immense honour to have been asked to take it on, and in Tom Feeney and Derek McGrath I have colleagues who know all that there is to know about the game.”