Waterford building up slowly, insists Brick

It was a baptism of fire for Waterford last Saturday week in the opening round of the 2012 Allianz Hurling League, a near three-goal defeat by Cork (3-17 to 0-18) in Cork.

It doesn’t get any easier for them this weekend, a date with All-Ireland champions Kilkenny, albeit in Walsh Park. Given that there are a mere five games in this year’s league, the pressure is on but, says team captain Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh, Waterford are not the only team in this situation.

“Eight of the top teams played last week, four teams beat the other teams by seven-to-10 points [Kilkenny beat Tipp by eight, Galway beat Dublin by seven, and in Division 1B Limerick beat Clare by 14].