Kilkenny ‘whirlwind’ blows Tipperary away
With the considerable benefit of the wind, they gained an early grip on the game and, with clinical precision, suffocated the Tipperary challenge.
The key was the scoring of goals in the 9th and 13th minutes, which gave them an 11-point lead by the end of the opening quarter and the momentum that proved unstoppable. The Munster champions were taught a hurling lesson in Kilkenny’s backyard. In the words of county chairman Donal Shanahan, they were hit “by a whirlwind” in the first-half.
