Waterford power blows Cork away

Waterford 1-21 Cork 1-11: Shane Bennett didn’t travel on the team bus to Páirc Uí Rinn, his father Pat transporting him across the border.

The Waterford U21 left half-forward sat his final Leaving Cert exam at Blackwater Community School yesterday afternoon, handing in his Tech Graphics paper just shy of 5pm. Not even dinner was allowed for, a hefty bowl of fruit consumed in the car drive over.

By 9pm he was stood in front of the main stand accepting the player of the match award, his 1-4 contribution the highlight of an otherwise one-sided affair.