Déise will not go away, warns Fanning

SUNDAY’S Munster final is Waterford’s third competitive game with Tipperary in less than 12 months, but the two recent meetings haven’t gone according to plan for the Déise.

Waterford hurling selector Pádraig Fanning is blunt when you ask about those previous meetings. Take last year’s All-Ireland semi-final, won well by Tipp; his evaluation comes without varnish.

“We probably didn’t play as well as we could have but we looked at the DVD and we had a lot of chances in that match without playing well.