Waterford blow Munster hurling championship wide open with big win over Clare

Tony Kelly was absent through sickness and he was sorely missed on a day when Stephen Bennett’s two second-half goals gave Waterford a second consecutive opening win.

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Stephen Bennett scores a point from a free during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2 match between Waterford and Clare. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile.

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If the Munster championship wasn’t already open, it’s gaping now after Waterford downed the Tony Kelly-less All-Ireland champions in Walsh Park this afternoon.