National League final was played with kind of intensity expected from championship

Jim Gavin makes six changes, Colm Cooper will make his first start of the season for Kerry

Tipperary caught at the end for a second consecutive match after thrilling finish

Dublin make changes as Waterford and Tipperary unchanged for league games

Waterford need to hurl with abandon and be a bit smarter in their use the ball

Experience and forward power will prove crucial in Munster hurling final

Underage success and a blossoming Fitzgibbon cohort show development work is paying off

Maurice Shanahan scores 1-9 as Déise book their place in the Munster final

Waterford are without a player who has contributed one third of their scores in the league

Forward and free-taker could leave clinic after operation on broken shin

Derek McGrath’s rejuvenated side overwhelm Cork to delight of Déise fans

Accomplished display sees Derek McGrath’s men Bounce straight back from Division One B

Waterford led comfortably by 1-10 to 0-5 as Antrim mustered a solitary score from play

Waterford back at full strength for qualifier against Wexford

Outmuscling Waterford in aerial stakes, and aided by inspired performance by goalkeeper Patrick Collins, Cork took command

Reigning All-Ireland champions include seven senior stars for semi-final clash against Tipperary

Deise boss Derek McGrath satisfied that his side are back in the winning groove in the championship

But Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s men will need to improve a lot to see off impressive Waterford

Waterford forward keen to show that the county have raised their standard

Winners are hard to predict but several home sides appear to have a distinct advantage