Waterford may rue letting Kilkenny out of the bag

At last a match.

Yesterday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final between Waterford and Kilkenny will go down not just as one of the great games, a thunderous encounter that was alive as a contest deep into injury time, but also as a vivid sketch in redemption lighting up a dreary season.

The draw means that we have a rematch on our hands next weekend in Thurles, a prospect which gives us all the room needed for speculation.