Ballygunner storm to title

THIS Waterford SHC final was as one-sided as the score suggests as Ballygunner captured their 12th senior title with ease at sun-drenched Walsh Park yesterday.

Waterford’s new manager-elect Michael Ryan can hardly have been excited by the mediocrity of the fare as Tallow never reproduced the style that had seen them make the final while the Gunners never had to exert themselves over the hour.

Twice in the opening nine minutes the sides traded points and the scene seemed set for a thrilling decider. But once Brian O’Sullivan restored the Gunners’ lead with a 14th minute point it was an advantage they never relinquished.