12 July 2018 Waterford and Westmeath show their hands ahead of TG4 All-Ireland SFC clash Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! PITCHED into Group 3 alongside TG4 Connacht champions Galway, both Waterford and Westmeath know that victory is a must when the counties clash in a Round 1 opener in Nenagh on Saturday (2.45pm). Waterford are coming into this one on the back of a disappointing Munster semi-final defeat to Kerry but they have shown recent championship pedigree. The Déise took out Cork and Kerry in the Munster round-robin series last year, and claimed the scalp of Cavan in the qualifiers. For Westmeath, this is a chance to regroup quickly following a Leinster final loss to provincial and All-Ireland champions Dublin. Maria Delahunty, Caoimhe McGrath and Emma Murray are all back in the Waterford side after missing the Kerry game through injury, and their returns are significant boosts for manager Pat Sullivan. To claim the result they’re looking for, Westmeath will need the likes of Jennifer Rogers, Maud Annie Foley and skipper Lauralee Walsh in good form. Waterford team: 1 Kelly Moroney St Pats 2 Megan Dunford Abbeyside 3 Caoimhe McGrath Abbeyside 4 Rebecca Casey Stradbally 5 Kate McGrath Kilrossanty Brickeys 6 Karen McGrath Ballymacarbry 7 Michelle McGrath Ballymacarbry 8 Emma Murray Comeragh Rangers 9 Keeley Corbett Barry Comeragh Rangers 10 Mairead Wall Ballymacarbry 11 Grainne Kenneally Eadestown 12 Katie Murray Comeragh Rangers 13 Aileen Wall Ballymacarbry 14 Maria Delahunty Abbeyside 15 Michelle Ryan Ballymacarbry Westmeath team: 1 Karen Walsh Milltown 2 Lucy Power The Downs 3 Rachel Dillon Milltown 4 Nicole Feery Tyrrellspass 5 Fiona Coyle Rochfortbridge 6 Jennifer Rogers Milltown 7 Caoimhe Clarke McMahon Loughnavalley 8 Karen McDermott Rochfortbridge 9 Maud Annie Foley Coralstown/Kinnegad 10 Fiona Claffey Foxrock Cabinteely 11 Leanne Slevin Milltown 12 Annie Dolan Clan Gaels 13 Aoife Connolly Garrycastle 14 Lucy Mc Cartan St Lomans 15 Laura Lee Walsh Na Fianna Share this Article 0 0