Gary O’Keeffe: Waterford need to bridge title gap at underage level

The Waterford team before their Munster MHC semi-final victory over Tipperary at Páirc Uí Rinn. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

For the development of Waterford hurling, the county needs to take home the silverware from this evening’s Munster MHC final (Semple Stadium, 7.30pm), Déise boss Gary O’Keeffe has said.

The Waterford minor class of 2021 is attempting to end the county’s 12-year wait for a Munster minor hurling crown, a gap, according to O’Keeffe, that is too sizable for a hurling county such as theirs.