Sunday represented Waterford’s heaviest beating, across spring and summer fare, in seven years. The starting line-up contained just six starters from Waterford's final championship outing of 2025, that also away to Cork. I was in a black depression 20 minutes into the match,” said former Waterford All-Star Jim Greene. “But if you go to the last 40 minutes of the match, Cork were only a point better than us. But some of that Ballygunner team have had a chance previously and didn't light up the park either.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2026 14:33 UTC