Murphy: There’s still life in Rebels

LIKE the other 82,105 people that filled Croke Park on September 6 last year, Kieran Murphy was left spellbound by the thrilling action that unfolded on the pitch.

Kilkenny and Tipperary conjured up a stunning All-Ireland decider sharing out 47 scores between them and the Cork captain departed with a keen appreciation of the standard he and his teammates needed to aspire to.

“I was up at it and it was a great game. That is the level that you need to get, to beat these teams. In fairness to Kilkenny they’ve been setting the bar high over the past couple of years and they deservedly won the four in a rows.