John Martin: Waterford have re-ignited hurling

SO CLOSE…Waterford won the hearts of the public with their brilliant efforts against Kilkenny

JOHN Martin has said that he is already looking forward to Waterford’s 2017 Championship campaign after their heart-breaking replay loss to Kilkenny on Saturday.

Writing in today’s Gaelic Life, the hurling columnist has said that Waterford have re-ignited the sport.

“With the age profile of the Waterford squad, there is further improvement to come and if they can maintain the level of work-rate, intensity and aggression shown over the past two games, their name has to be on the MacCarthy Cup in the next few years.”

The full article is in today’s Gaelic Life, which is available in shops or online here.