Newtown can edge intriguing clash of styles

Tomorrow: All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final: Newtownshandrum (Cork) v Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny), Thurles, 2.30pm.

If you’re any kind of hurling supporter, this is the game you’ve been waiting for since well before Christmas.

Over the last four years, Ballyhale Shamrocks have been the best team in Kilkenny, four-in-a-row county title winners mirroring the achievement of the county team at All-Ireland level.