Referee appointed for Limerick's Munster senior hurling championship clash with Waterford

COLM LYONS will referee Saturday's Munster Senior Hurling Championship clash between Limerick and Waterford. Saturday will be Colm Lyons' first game that he referees in the Munster Championship this year. 

The Limerick senior hurlers return to action this Saturday when they take on Waterford in round three of the Munster senior hurling championship.

Limerick travel to Waterford this Saturday at 6pm to face ‘the Déise’ in Walsh Park. The game will be streamed live on GAA+ with coverage getting underway at 5:15pm. 

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Waterford produced an impressive display to secure a convincing eight-point, 2-23 to 0-21, victory over All-Ireland champions Clare at Walsh Park on last Sunday afternoon.

Walsh Park has a capacity of 12,100 spectators. A number of Limerick supporters will face a scramble for tickets this week ahead of the big game.

Cork lead the way in the Munster round robin standings on three points following their big win over 14-man Tipperary at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on last Sunday afternoon. Waterford sit in second place on two points, while Limerick, Clare and Tipperary are all level on one point.