Cats are wary of Wexford

KILKENNY hit the campaign trail on Sunday with the whiff of hurling history all around them.

At Croke Park, the Cats will take their first steps towards an unprecedented six-in-a-row of provincial titles. Then there is the small matter of chasing their first All-Ireland three-in- a-row since 1911/12/13.

Challengers Wexford have lost a plethora of top players since last year’s defeat to their neighbours with veterans Liam Dunne and Larry O’Gorman retired, Darren Stamp gone the same route, quitting the panel.