Anthony Masterson will miss out on an All-Ireland junior semi-final after coming off the bench for the Wexford seniors on Saturday.

On Thursday night, Masterson captained the Model County to a stunning Leinster JFC final victory over Meath. Forty-eight hours later, David Power called him on for the seniors after Shane Roche sustained an injury. That appearance rendered him ineligible for the remainder of the junior championship, including an All-Ireland semi-final against either Kerry or Cork.

"Look, I'm 32, and the reality is I came back to play senior football so that's the priority," he states in The Irish Examiner. "But I do have great time for the juniors and, to be honest, it's not even being called the juniors in Wexford, it's a senior development squad. David Power is in charge of both and he wanted to give it that bit of respect.

"Myself and Shane Roche have been battling for goals with the seniors so because I hadn't played and wasn't involved last year with the seniors, I was eligible to play.

"I was delighted with the win last Thursday evening. There must have been 1,000 people in Wexford and a lot of them stayed back to celebrate. So it's given the county a huge lift.

"I remember back in 2007, that junior team produced at least four fellas who appeared in an All-Ireland senior semi-final the following year; myself, Brendan Doyle, Adrian Morrissey and David Walsh. So it's a very valuable competition and it's a pity to miss the All-Ireland series now but, like I said, being involved with the seniors has to be the No.1 goal."

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