DEREK MCGRATH HAS kept faith with the same XV who started the extra-time win over Kilkenny last time out as they get set to take on Wexford in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final on Sunday [RTÉ 2, 3.30pm).

The Déise were off the pace in their Munster semi-final defeat to Cork earlier this year, but wins over Offaly and Kilkenny in the qualifiers sees them go into Sunday’s encounter as the 1/3 favourites.

An unchanged side means there’s still no place in the starting XV for Maurice Shanahan who was dropped ahead of the win over the Cats earlier this month.

Throw-in Sunday at Paírc Uí Chaoimh is 4pm.

Waterford XV v Wexford

1. Stephen O’Keeffe (Ballygunner)

2. Shane Fives (Tourin)
3. Barry Coughlan (Ballygunner)
4. Noel Connors (Passage)

5. Tadhg de Burca (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg)
6. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)
7. Philip Mahony (Ballygunner)

8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater)
9. Conor Gleeson (Fourmilewater)

10. Kevin Moran (De La Salle)
11. Pauric Mahony (Ballygunner)
12. Jake Dillon (De La Salle)

13. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart)
14. Michael Walsh (Stradbally)
15. Darragh Fives (Tourin)

Five changes for Cork ahead of Mayo qualifier

Over 60,000 expected to attend All-Ireland quarter-finals as only terrace tickets remain