Kingdom hurlers aiming to dethrone champs

AFTER a winless NHL campaign Kerry hurlers have high hopes of reaching the Christy Ring Cup final for the first time when they meet holders Carlow in a replay in Tralee this afternoon.

Despite such a traumatic start to life at the helm, new manager Mossie Carroll found plenty of positives from the league and was confident facing into the championship.

He explained: “It was a huge learning curve and with the exception of games against Wexford and Offaly — who proved way too strong for us and for a lot of teams — we had serious games against Carlow, Westmeath, Laois and Antrim where we learned an awful lot.