ROCKETT PROUD OF HISTORIC WIN

ON SATURDAY Waterford were the story of round two in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Championship, front and centre in another piece of history that was all their own.

- By KEVIN EGAN

Thanks to a strong finish, the Déise recorded their first ever Championship win over Kilkenny, and their first win in ten attempts in any competition since returning to senior a decade ago, on a 0-17 to 0-10 scoreline in front of a large crowd at UPMC Nowlan Park.

"They've been a monkey on our back for a long time, so to get over the line today has everyone delighted," said Niamh Rockett in her interview with Off The Ball, after she scored nine points to go with Beth Carton's four.

"We were bullied against Kilkenny in the League. They were standing over us, really loud and really going for it from the get-go," she added, suggesting that regardless of the fixture, local rivalries will always come to the fore."