Babs says Tipperary have to match Kilkenny aggression

FORMER Tipperary manager Babs Keating believes the Premier County must match Kilkenny’s aggression if they are to dethrone Brian Cody’s side as All-Ireland champions.

The Tipp legend claims it’s ‘the one ingredient’ required if they are to build on their Munster final success and claim their first Liam McCarthy trophy since 2001.

In his view, an ability to play ‘real’ man-to-man hurling would make them ‘the finished product,’ adding that the champions will certainly play that way.