Youthful Waterford march back to top flight

Waterford 2-9 Kildare 1-5: Waterford have endured much heartbreak since making the step-up to the intermediate ranks in 2012 but after a deserved victory over a valiant Kildare unit, they will now be preparing for top flight camogie next year.

The Déise girls had fallen at the penultimate hurdle in each of their three previous campaigns at this level but having scored three second-half goals to edge a one-point verdict over Meath on this occasion, they were in no mood to waste the chance.

They were hot favourites, despite fielding five minor players, as they had beaten Kildare twice already this year and won the Division 2 league title.