Galway came to Croke Park on Sunday with a game plan and took the final to Kilkenny from the throw-in.

The most interesting game this weekend will be played in Cusack Park this evening between Clare and Dublin.

There’s a saying in sport that you can’t coach experience and experience certainly won Sunday’s game for Tipperary, while on the other side, inexperience cost Cork.

Zoning in on weaknesses

Both Clare and Waterford deserve massive credit for the effort and commitment on display in Thurles on Sunday.

Limerick’s team and management will receive some well deserved kudos for their display in putting it up to Tipp in Sunday’s Munster Championship, but as the days go on they will reflect on an opportunity lost.

The key areas that will decide tomorrow’s championship opener in Semple Stadium

In this year’s league Kilkenny used their A game against Tipperary in round one, against Galway in round 5 but crucially they didn’t use it in Cork for their round 4 encounter.

Three factors that could decide tomorrow’s Allianz Hurling League final

Two questions exercised the minds of Cork fans leading up to this game.