Guiry delivers for The Nire

The Nire were forced to dig deep before holding out for an unspectacular 1-8 to 0-8 win over a plucky Rathgormack outfit at Fraher Field on Saturday night to earn a place in the last four of the Waterford SFC.

Keith Guiry’s second-half goal ultimately divided the teams after they were level four times in a tight quarter-final tie.

The six-time champions recovered from a rocky start to pinch a slender 0-5 to 0-4 lead at the break. Rathgormack frustrated the favourites early on and county minor Conor Murray hit three fabulous points.