Waterford ... 4-12 Meath ... 1-5: Two first-half Paul Flynn goals set up Waterford for an easy victory over |Meath in Dungarvan on Saturday.

Flynn's brace helped Waterford to a 2-4 to 1-3 lead at the interval. Meath's goal came in the 29th minute when Mike Cole capitalised on an error by Stephen Brenner. Waterford led by 2-8 to 1-3 entering the final quarter and substitute Michael White added a further brace of goals.

WATERFORD: S Brenner; T Feeney, S Cullinane, B Flannery; S Frampton, J O'Connor, J Murray; P Queally, T Browne (0-2); D Shanahan, A Moloney (0-2), P Fitzgerald; E Murphy, K McGrath (0-3), P Flynn (2-1). Subs: M White (2-1) for Murphy; D Bennett (0-2) for Fitzgerald; E McGrath (0-1) for Shanahan; C Watt for Queally; C Carey for K McGrath.

MEATH: M Gannon; R Doran, B Perry, P Gannon; T Reilly, P Donnelly, A O'Neill; D Murray, D Callaghan; C Sheridan, D Doran, N Horan (0-3); N Reilly (0-1), F McMahon (0-1), M Cole (1-0). Subs: K Dowd for Murray; J Canty for McMahon; K Callaghan for N Reilly.

Referee: Dermot Kirwan (Cork).