Shockwaves reverberated around O’Connor Park this evening when it was announced that Brian Cody had made a raft of changes to the Kilkenny side and introduced Conor and Aidan Fogarty, Joey Holden and Brian Hogan into his side, but the most successful manager in the sport was fully vindicated by his team’s victory, while after the match he also downplayed the importance of a consistent selection policy when he explained his thinking behind making so many changes to his starting XV.

The Kaiser Chiefs and the Arctic Monkeys will compete for the big prizes at the NME Awards today.

The Kaiser Chiefs have continued their rise to stardom with a record six nominations for the NME Awards announced today.