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Five Déise hurlers named in All - Star team

Five Déise hurlers named in All - Star team

There are five Waterford players named in the All-Star hurling team.

A record equalling seven Galway players have been included in the 2017 Hurling All Stars.

Kilkenny are without a single representative for only the second time since 1996.

All Ireland winning captain David Burke and Joe Canning both earn their fourth All Star.

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Their Galway team mates Padraic Mannion, Conor Cooney, Conor Whelan and Geroid McInearney are named for the first time.

Waterford's Michael 'Brick' Walsh wins his 4th award, 10 years after his first, while the Decie's Stephen O'Keeffe edges out Anthony Nash in the goalkeeping head to head.

The Déise's five All-Stars are as follows..

Stephen O'Keeffe
Noel Connors
Jamie Barron
Kevin Moran
Michael "Brick" Walsh

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Stephen Cluxon and David Clarke are vying for same position in the Football All Stars which will be announced at the awards ceremony at the Dublin Convention Centre tomorrow.

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