Deise make winning start to 2008

The 2008 Waterford Crystal Cup gets underway in earnest over the next two Sundays but the opening game of tournament took place last night at Carrick Beg where Waterford grabbed a morale-boosting win.

Facing a Waterford IT team gearing up for the Fitzgibbon Cup, Justin McCarthy's Deise side battled their way to a 2-15 to 1-10 win with Shane Walsh (1-2) and Shane Casey (1-0) grabbing the goals.