Shefflin’s Shamrocks look to dethrone Village

COUNTY, provincial, and All-Ireland champions James Stephens put all three titles on the line at Nowlan Park on Sunday when they play Ballyhale Shamrocks in an eagerly anticipated Kilkenny senior hurling final.

Stephens are deserving favourites, but they’ll have to be at their sharpest to deny the Henry Shefflin-inspired Shamrocks, who are seeking their first title win since 1991.

The reigning champions have blown hot and cold so far, but ominously perhaps for Shamrocks they looked close to their best at times in the semi-final with Graigue/Ballycallan.