Cats will prevail if they play to form

OF all the comments made about tomorrow’s Guinness All-Ireland hurling final, arguably the most amusing is that Limerick have nothing to lose.

While it may not be meant to be taken literally, it implies there is less at stake for Richie Bennis’ team than there is for a Kilkenny team chasing it’s 30th title.

Put another way, it would be accepted that Kilkenny do have more to lose, for the reasons that they are the champions, favourites and, perhaps most significantly, the team best equipped to succeed.