Putting a new slant on old Kilkenny-Tipp rivalry

Six championship seasons and six consecutive Kilkenny/Tipperary clashes, not to mention the three National League finals they’ve collided in during the same period of time.

There’s no unconscious coupling here and there’s simply no getting rid of the pair of them. As Sunday’s showpiece draws closer, here’s a few issues to ponder.

Q. Does the presence of bothcounties in a fourth All-Ireland final in six years herald the end of the (apparently short-lived) revolution Clare initiated last year?