Manager Darragh O’Sullivan and his management team have announced the Waterford minor hurling team side to face the Limerick minor hurling team in the Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship this Friday night.

The Déise travel to TUS Gaelic Grounds for a 7 pm throw-in on April 3rd, as they begin their championship campaign against one of the top sides in Munster.

There’s a strong spread of clubs represented across the starting fifteen, with players drawn from across the county, including Geraldines, Passage, Ballygunner, Mount Sion, and De La Salle.

Waterford team:
Mikey Ware (Geraldines); Luke Fitzgerald (Passage), Darragh Murphy (St. Mary’s East), Dara Sullivan (Abbeyside/Ballinacourty); Jack Walsh (Mount Sion), Andrew Power (Ballygunner), Emmet Walsh (Stradbally); Stephen Coffey (Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s), Adam Cummins (Lismore); Cian Delaney (Butlerstown), Ryan Molumphy (Ballyduff Upper), Ferdia Geoghegan (St. Molleran’s); Jack Mullally (De La Salle), Dylan Murphy (Roanmore), Liam Mac Fhlannchadha (An Rinn).

The bench includes John Day (Dunhill), Mark Flanagan (Ferrybank), Calum Crowley, Dara Cunningham, Jack O’Sullivan, Michael Moloney (all Ballygunner), Donncha Meaney and Donncha Flannery (Mount Sion), and Ruairi Brennan (Butlerstown), among others.

Waterford will be hoping to make a strong start in what is always a fiercely competitive provincial championship, with Limerick providing a tough opening test on home soil.

Match details:

Competition: Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
When: 7 pm throw-in Friday, April 3rd
Venue: TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick]

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