Waterford look set to be without Tadhg De Burca for a large portion of next year.
The defender faces at least nine months on the sidelines having suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
De Burca was taken off midway through the first half of Clashmore-Kinsalebeg's meeting with Cappoquin on the 31st of August.
Colour clash in tonight's West IHC quarter final Clashmore lead Cappoquin 5-3 after 15 minutes Tadhg De Burca has gone off injured for Clashmore pic.twitter.com/Jg5MxXJ8wv
— Tomás McCarthy (@tomasmcc) August 31, 2019
Waterford remain without a manager after Paraic Fanning resigned after a single year in charge.