The news all Waterford fans didn’t want to hear

Waterford fans knew it was coming, but that won't lessen their disappointment.

Tadhg de Burca will not participate in Waterford's All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final against Cork in Croke Park on Sunday. The Waterford hurler's appeal against his one-match suspension was rejected by the GAA's DRA panel in the wee hours of Friday morning. He received the one-game suspension for an incident that occurred in a recent game against Wexford. Although the helmet-grabbing footage didn't seem very conclusive, reports earlier this week gave the Deise an inkling that this decision was coming.   https://twitter.com/cahilljackie/status/895804030949224448 De Burca was cited for a category III infraction of the GAA rulebook, for "behaving in any way which is dangerous to an opponent, including deliberately pulling on or taking hold of a faceguard or any part of an opponent’s helmet (in hurling)." The incident in question occurred when Harry Kehoe tried to stop the Waterford man from making a break up the line and de Burca seemingly reacted by grabbing him and throwing him away. The minimum penalty for such an offence is a one-match suspension. [caption id="attachment_132600" align="alignnone" width="611"] Credit: eir Sport[/caption] The throw-in for the All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Waterford is set for 3:30 pm this Sunday.