‘Sucker-punched’ Waterford will pick themselves back up, says Kevin Moran

Asking Kevin Moran to compare one 21-point provincial final defeat with another to the same county is understandably a question most hurlers wouldn’t dream of answering.

However, soon to be a father for the first time, the Waterford captain is in a philosophical mood even if the wounds from Sunday’s anguish against Tipperary are still fresh.

“To be honest with you, I think 2011 was worse because conditions were perfect. We were under the cosh from the first minute. If we look back at the first half the other day, I don’t think it was a systems failure or a total disaster of a performance.