Relieved Cody extols Faith in Leinster hurling

BRIAN CODY dissected yesterday’s Kilkenny-Offaly clash with neat precision in the bowels of O’Moore Park, Laois, yesterday.

“I thought the first-half was a fiercely competitive game, we got a nice start, a few points, but Offaly came back strongly. It was up and down the field, great commitment from both sides, great skill, great tackling all over the field.

“Obviously a goal was going to be a big score. Henry (Shefflin) made a break, gave it to Martin (Comerford) and he got that vital goal for us, almost on the stroke of half-time. That was a big lift for us, a bit of a downer for them, because on the balance of play, if we were level at half-time that would have been reasonable.