A TALE OF CONTRASTING FORTUNES...

On Saturday, July 19, 2014, Wexford beat Waterford 3-15 to 2-15 in round two of the All-Ireland hurling qualifiers. Their records since make for contrasting reading:

WEXFORD Played 11 Won 4 Lost 7 (win percentage: 36 per cent)

2016 LEAGUE

Rd 1: February 13, Gaelic Grounds: Limerick 2-23 Wexford 0-15

Rd 2: February 21, Innovate Wexford Park: Wexford 1-11 Clare 0-18

2015 CHAMPIONSHIP

Leinster quarter-final: June 7, Cusack Park: Westmeath 1-16 Wexford 1-24

Leinster semi-final: June 21, Nowlan Park: Kilkenny 5-25 Wexford 0-16

All-Ireland qualifier: July 4, Innovate Wexford Park: Wexford 0-20 Cork 2-22 LEAGUE Rd 1: February 15, Wexford Park: Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20

Rd 2: February 22, O’Connor Park: Wexford 2-15 Offaly 0-12

Rd 3: March 8, Wexford Park: Wexford 3-18 Limerick 4-16

Rd 4: March 15, O’Moore Park: Laois 0-25 Wexford 5-22

Rd 5: March 22, Wexford Park: Wexford 0-16 Waterford 0-22

Quarter-final: March 29, Páirc Uí Rinn: Cork 0-18 Wexford 0-14

WATERFORD Played 14 Won 11 Drawn 1 Lost 2 (win percentage: 79 per cent)

2016 LEAGUE

Rd 1: February 14, Walsh Park: Waterford 0-14 Kilkenny 0-10

Rd 2: February 20, Páirc Uí Rinn: Cork 1-14 Waterford 0-20 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP Munster semi-final: June 7, Semple Stadium: Waterford 3-19 Cork 1-21

Munster final: July 12, Semple

Stadium: Tipperary 0-21 Waterford 0-16

All-Ireland quarter-final: July 26, Semple Stadium: Waterford 221 Dublin 1-19

All-Ireland semi-final: August 9, Croke Park: Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 0-18

LEAGUE:

Rd 1: February 14, Gaelic Grounds: Limerick 2-16 Waterford 0-22

Rd 2: February 21, Dungarvan: Waterford 3-21 Laois 0-12

Rd 3: March 7, Tullamore: Waterford 2-18 Offaly 1-14

Rd 4: March 15, Walsh Park: Waterford 4-30 Antrim 0-10

Rd 5: March 22, Wexford: Waterford 0-22 Wexford 0-16

Quarter-final: March 29, Walsh Park: Waterford 0-20 Galway 0-12

Semi-final: April 19, Nowlan Park: Waterford 1-19 Tipperary 2-15

Final: May 3, Semple Stadium: Waterford 1-24 Cork 0-17