Stephen Bennett says relegation may help Waterford's reboot

For a county under new management and still licking their wounds after a disappointing championship campaign, starting 2019 in the second tier of hurling’s Allianz League won’t do Waterford any harm at all, according to Stephen Bennett.

Having been relegated from the top flight last spring, the Déise will find themselves in the company of counties like Carlow, Offaly and Laois in the early months of the new year.