‘You don’t have to tell me how good these guys are’

Captain Brian Hogan is part of a powerful half-back troika Cats fans can really bank on

IS there a centre-back in the country who doesn’t envy Brian Hogan? Not because he’s such a fine player, nor that he captains the Kilkenny team that takes the field against Tipperary in the All-Ireland SHC final tomorrow, but because of the two guys who play alongside him.

On his right, Tommy Walsh, on his left, JJ Delaney.