Tipperary lost out to a better team on the day was manager Eamon O'Shea's simple summation of yesterdays defeat to Waterford in the National Hurling League semi-final.
1-19 to 2-15 the final score at Nowlan Park in favour of the Deise.
At half-time Tipp led 2-8 to 0-11 after goals from Bonnar Maher and John “Bubbles” O'Dwyer.
O'Dwyer suffered a suspected broken bone in his finger in the first half and went off injured in the second and was replaced by Shane Bourke.
Paraic Mahony snatched a late winner for Waterford from a free
O'Shea say's Tipp weren't fazed by Waterford's defensive system saying most teams play defensively against Tipp.
He says the team will now regroup and take a break for a few weeks.
Cork beat Dublin in yesterday's other semi-final, coming from 12 points down at one stage to win by a single point – 1-27 to 2-23.
