Waterford issued a statement of intent in the Tommy Murphy Cup by dishing out a hammering to Carlow (8-10 to 0-7) at Fraher Field, Dungarvan with Gary Hurney stealing the plaudits by netting on four occasions. Waterford ………….. 8-10 Carlow ……………... 0-7 Few could have predicted such a gulf between two of the weaker sides in the country but Waterford proved to be in a different league to Carlow with the 27-point winning margin a vivid indication of the host's superiority. Waterford led 3-4 to 0-4 at the break and continued in the ascendancy after the resumption with Carlow failing to serve up any type of a challenge to their opponents and Hurney netted at will with Liam O'Lionan also turning in an eye-catching performance at corner-forward. Waterford scorers - G. Hurney 4-0, L. O'Lionan 1-3, G. Power 1-0, J. Hurney 1-0, B. Wall 1-0, L. Lawler 0-3, M. Aherne 0-2, P. Ogle 0-1, J. Ryan 0-1. Carlow scorers - N. Conway 0-4, D. Hayden 0-1, K. Nolan 0-1, T. Brennan 0-1. Tweet

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