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Rossiter and Hegarty to remain in charge of Wexford hurlers and footballers
KEITH ROSSITER will return as Wexford senior hurling manager at the next county board meeting.
The Oulart-the-Ballagh clubman will be afforded a third season in charge, but has yet to name his management team.
While Rossiter had an impressive start during his first year, his second in charge ended in bitter disappointment as the team nosedived both in league and championship.
Wexford were relegated from Division 1A of the Allianz National Hurling League, but their championship exploits were even more disappointing, with the side failing to qualify for the provincial final, while also missing out on the All-Ireland series.
Rossiter will no doubt be tasked with returning the side to Division 1A hurling, but it's not yet known if any further players will follow Matthew O'Hanlon, Dee O'Keeffe and Liam Óg McGovern into retirement.
A boost for Rossiter is that the injury-hit Liam Ryan has returned to club hurling, figuring prominently with Rapparees in the senior hurling championship, having missed this year's inter-county campaign through injury and health reasons, while also missing out on much of the 2024 campaign.
Meanwhile, John Hegarty is returning for a fourth year in charge of the county's senior footballers.
Wexford achieved their long-sought-after promotion to Division 3 of the Allianz League, with the Kilanerin clubman hoping to build on that progress and improve their championship showing.
Both managers' nominations were approved at Monday night's meeting of the county management committee and will be brought before the county board for ratification.
Ronan Joyce (Shelmaliers) and Dylan Gregan (Castletown) have both been returned as Under-20 hurling and U20 football managers.
