John Meyler has been ratified as the new Wexford hurling manager for a three-year term which will be reviewed annually - something that has become a common prerequisite at intercounty level.
Meyler won an All-Ireland medal with Cork in 1986 as an unused substitute in the final, but initially played for Wexford before joining St Finbarr's in Cork. He replaces Séamus Murphy, whose two-year reign ended with a 12-point defeat to Clare in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
The six-man sub-committee also interviewed Kilkenny's 1993 All-Ireland winning captain Eddie O'Connor and former Limerick player Pat Herbert before deciding on Meyler as the sole candidate to be put before the county delegates at last night's board meeting.
