Defence for the referee but not for Hawk-Eye during Limerick vs Waterford at Thurles

Speaking on the Irish Examiner’s Dalo Hurling podcast, Anthony Daly, Mark Landers, TJ Ryan and Tom Dempsey discussed the eventful MHC opener on Sunday.

CHAMPIONSHIP HURLING IS BACK: Padraig Fitzgerald of Waterford holds off Limerick players as Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald watches on during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1 match between Waterford and Limerick at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The opening weekend of the 2023 Hurling Championship was not short of incident, supreme level of skill nor drama.

And there was no better game that typified this than the meeting of Limerick and Waterford in Thurles on Sunday afternoon.