Stephen Molumphy: Captain sensible

Nobody epitomised Waterford hurling’s move from artistry to artisan more than Stephen Molumphy. As the county team under Derek McGrath embrace an order of discipline and style, it’s ironic that the 31-year-old has retired but life finally got in the way

"Moral Courage - You must do what you know is right, not what is easier, or what is popular" (Irish Defence Forces' Values, Irish Defence Forces handbook)

Captain Stephen Molumphy, once by honour of his county, now by rank of his occupation, tells a story. One that amuses him just as it swells him with pride. "The captain of Lismore is Philip O'Keeffe, a private. The captain of Cappoquin is Keith Landers, a trooper, and I'm the captain of Ballyduff. So in two towns and a village in west Waterford the captains are all army men."