Cats claw way to six-in-a-row

Kilkenny 2-23

Credit Wexford and their management with a brave attempt at victory, but the best they had to offer was a battling first-half display which was also noteworthy for the inability of the champions to capitalise on a series of goal chances.

Once Kilkenny stepped up a gear in the second-half, managing a better return from their forwards after a number of changes, they took almost total control powered by their strength at half-back.