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ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR: Waterford 0-21 Kilkenny 0-2: IT WAS all one-way traffic from a still less than convincing…

ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR: Waterford 0-21 Kilkenny 0-2:IT WAS all one-way traffic from a still less than convincing Waterford as they overwhelmed their neighbours under the lights of Fraher Field, Dungarvan, on Saturday night.

From the outset they were in total control and they raced into an unassailable 0-16 to 0-1 advantage by half-time, before taking their foot off the pedal in the second half with Gary Hurney the star performer.

WATERFORD: S Enright; K Connery, T Ó hUallacháin, A Doyle; S Briggs (0-1), T Grey (0-1), C O'Keeffe; S O'Hare, S Dempsey; S Ahearne, C McGrath (0-2), P Hurney (0-4); S Fleming (0-3), G Hurney (0-8, 2f), J Veale (0-1). Subs: A Brophy for Dempsey, JJ Hutchinson (0-1) for Fleming, R Ahearne for McGrath (all half-time); W Hennessy for Briggs (49 mins); J McGrath for Doyle (67).

KILKENNY: D Garvey; B Kehoe, O Walsh, JJ Grace; D Fitzpatick, R O'Hara, J Cullinane; M Malone, JJ Dunphy; D Prendergast, B Byrne (0-1), S Duggan (0-1, f); J Dollard, R Shore, K Bergin. Subs: J Fennelly for Kehoe (17 mins); P Donnelly for Cullinane (half-time); C Tyler for Dollard (52 mins); K O'Brien for Bergin (52 mins); J Sherwood for Fennelly (65 mins).

Referee: J Lynch (Kerry).

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