On Sunday, for the first time in four years, Waterford will take on Kilkenny in the Allianz Hurling League.
The reallocation of counties into two Division One groups – plus Waterford’s 2018 relegation – has kept the counties apart but they go into this weekend with qualification for the semi-finals on the line.
Waterford are all but there unless they both lose and suffer a 53-point swing in their scoring differential with Dublin, who play Laois. Kilkenny however need a draw to keep Dublin out and could be overtaken by Mattie Kenny’s team if the latter win in Portlaoise.
This season marks 25 years since Waterford returned to Division One of the hurling league, which marked the beginning of the county’s most sustained run of competitiveness at senior level.
The similar period between …
- March 18, 2022
