Walsh: Cats clash will tell us if we’re still a force

DENIS WALSH says the All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny on Sunday week will reveal if his Cork charges are still a force to be reckoned with in the hurling world.

“We are in an All-Ireland semi-final, exactly where we want to be,” remarked Rebels’ manager Walsh after his side’s nine-point victory over Antrim at Croke Park.

“It is a huge challenge. It is a once off as far as we are concerned. I just said to the lads this is where we want to be. Cork and Kilkenny go back as long as the GAA is going. The traditionalists and purists will say this is exactly the game ‘I want to see’.