Rebels need to find a Diarmuid O’Sullivan, reckons Brendan Cummins

Brendan Cummins isn’t just an emerging coach with his work with the goalkeepers of Laois and Kerry; he’s also one of hurling’s younger and more insightful analysts.

So how does he see teams in the league final and Liam MacCarthy shaping up?

Waterford? “Their system is no way defensive, in my view. They’ve scored as many points as Cork during the league. I think the emotion of playing in a league final will carry them a long ways but if there’s a gulf between the teams, we’ll see it in the Munster championship.”