Déise enjoying an early taste of summer

ALLIANZ HL DIVISION 1A:

On Sunday, the pair clash in the final round of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A and the standings in the table give it a championship feel — the winners play a quarter-final the following week while the losers probably face the spectre of a relegation play-off.

Waterford’s Kevin Moran is not clinging to last summer as a safety blanket, but he does at least take it as a signal that the Déise are doing a lot of right things.