With just one series of matches to come, the Allianz Hurling League still has issues to resolve. But it was the shadow of championship that was preoccupying the managers in Walsh Park, Waterford where, before 5,865, the home side put away Tipperary with little fuss in a storming second half that saw Stephen Bennett finish up with 1-16.
Waterford now top Division 1B and face second-placed Kilkenny in a fortnight to finalise the placings, as Dublin retain an outside chance of the playoffs. In 1A, Cork and Wexford had put their semi-final places beyond retrieval on Saturday.
More urgent talk afterwards concerned injuries. Tipperary All-Ireland …

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