Waterford happy in ‘home of hurling’, says Dan Shanahan

Waterford selector Dan Shanahan has reiterated Waterford’s satisfaction with Thurles as a Munster hurling final venue, describing Semple Stadium as "the home of hurling".

Speaking last night, Shanahan said: “Derek [McGrath] went to the county board and said: ‘We want Thurles, see what you can do.’ It happened and to be playing Tipp in Thurles is going to be extremely tough. They train there every night, but it’s where you want to play.

“I suppose we had a routine, going to the same place that we were used to in the two previous games, and if it popped up that we could play it there, then we would play it there.