Kelly fitness boost for Déise

Waterford hurling boss Michael Ryan will be boosted by star forward Eoin Kelly’s clean bill of health after last weekend.

Kelly’s long-standing thumb injury had threatened to rule him out of Waterford’s upcoming SHC clash with Clare, but the passage sharpshooter came through his club’s encounter with Lismore last Sunday with no reaction from the thumb.

He is now likely to figure in Ryan’s starting 15 against the Banner.