Former Waterford star Fergal Hartley feels Derek McGrath's players will be "well able" to handle not having any home games in their first four outings of this year's Munster senior hurling championship.

The newly formatted competition will see last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists begin their round robin series against Clare in Ennis on May 27th before travelling to take on Limerick on June 10th before taking on Cork in Thurles seven days later.

The Deise men will also miss out on home advantage when they take on Tipperary at Limerick's Gaelic Grounds on June 3rd.

"In theory, two home games is an advantage but Waterford don't have them so the lads just have to get on with it," Hartley told the Irish Independent.

"Derek will have dealt with that side of things. The squad have plenty experience playing all over the country so they will be well able to handle it.

"It's tough on the supporters though. Waterford's four games are on successive weekends - it's asking a lot of supporters to travel to them all, especially since they have to go to Limerick and Ennis."

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