Munster SHC: Ballygunner (Waterford) 0-18 Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) 0-15
And on they go. In all the hand-wringing about their autocratic dominance of the Waterford championship, very little heed is paid to Ballygunner’s extraordinary appetite. With a new management, and a core group of familiar names, they have now beaten the Limerick champions seven years in a row as they set out on a well-worn path.
In the end, they were made to work and sweat. Na Piarsaigh took the lead for the only time in the game with eight minutes remaining and having led by five points early in the second half, Ballygunner had lost all momentum.
In the time that remained, though, they were clinical. Cormac Power and particularly Conor Tobin gave them a surge of energy off the bench and some of their load-bearing players stood up.
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