No excuses as the best team won, admits Kilkenny boss Cody

NO EXCUSES, no recriminations from Kilkenny or Brian Cody after the county’s first defeat in nine League finals since 1978.

Just a genuine regret that their team came out on the wrong end of the scoreline, mixed with an equally genuine endorsement of the deserved nature of Waterford’s victory.

One thing Cody was certain about was that it wasn’t a lack of hunger that denied them a treble. In essence, it was all about the team which played best on the day.