Déise hurlers defy board training ban

The Waterford senior hurlers have trained in secret this week, defying the ban imposed by county board chiefs.

Derek McGrath’s squad assembled on Tuesday night, 24 hours after the Waterford County Board took the decision to cancel all of the hurlers’ training until after the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Tuesday’s session was their final gathering until the Déise are permitted to return to training on May 6, cutting to 21 the number of days they will be idle as a unit.