‘I’m glad social media wasn’t around in ‘97 when I missed that chance against Clare’

Kilkenny is as tribal a rivalry as it comes for John Leahy but his outlook on hurling now is more holistic, writes John Fogarty.

Fifteen championship seasons with Tipperary and John Leahy faced Kilkenny once. Slim pickings when you consider tomorrow will be the ninth time for Brendan Maher, Pádraic Maher and Noel McGrath, just one less for Seamus Callanan.