Declan Prendergast insists Ardmore aren't taking Setanta's challenge lightly.

The Waterford champions are hot favourites to account for the Donegal outfit in Sunday's All-Ireland club JHC semi-final in Navan, but former Deise star Prendergast is anticipating a close game.

"Sunday is probably going to be one of our toughest games, because we don't know anything at all about Setanta," he said in an interview with the Irish Examiner. 

"Northern hurling is always tough, no matter who you're playing, so we're expecting a real battle. Whatever people might think about Waterford having more of a hurling tradition than Donegal, they're still the Ulster champions, they got to this stage of the competition on merit.

"They obviously see the chance of getting to an All-Ireland final as well, it's not just an opportunity for us. They have nothing to lose, because the expectation is probably all on us. We've prepared well and we're hoping we can put together the performance which will get us over the semi-final, so that the club can have a day out in Croke Park.

"That would be fantastic."

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