Crippled by fear, Déise miss their big chance

VICTORY for Kilkenny in front of less than 32,000 spectators in this dour All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park yesterday came with a repetitive theme.

Crippled by fear, Déise miss their big chance

For the Cats it was qualification for their sixth successive All-Ireland final. For Waterford it was another semi-final defeat, their eighth in nine opportunities since 1998, and a loss tamer than any of those that have gone before.

Why? Because this was a game in which Kilkenny showed very definite cracks, a game Waterford might well have won had they gone for the jugular in the final minutes when they were just five points behind.

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