Only half Tipp team able for pain game

Nowlan Park was the ideal venue for yesterday’s League final.

A big crowd, great atmosphere, great venue and yet we were so close to the action we could almost hear the heartbeat of the players.

You know, the second-worst thing that can happen to a Kilkenny GAA man is to be picked to play on the football team; the worst would be having to go home to tell your father. That’s how seriously they take their hurling.