Dan Shanahan salutes ‘outstanding’ little brother Maurice

Maurice Shanahan had registered two poor wides inside the opening five minutes when his big brother raced onto the Semple Stadium turf, a brief and passionate exchange ensuing.

Waterford hurling selector Dan Shanahan has no qualms in admitting he’d come down hardest on his 25-year old brother and in the absence of regular free-taker Pauric Mahony, placed-ball duties and responsibility to co-ordinate their inside efforts fell to Maurice.

The Waterford full-forward, his early wobble aside, thrived under the pressure, finishing the game with 1-9.