Larkin: We all take blame for scoreline

Kilkenny captain Eoin Larkin was delighted to collect two points from his side’s “hectic” game with Dublin on Sunday, but admitted that he and his teammates “couldn’t be happy” with the scoreline they conceded.

Kilkenny pipped Dublin, 5-16 to 6-12, and Larkin said the scores were coming so thick and fast that the players didn’t have much chance to worry about whether the game was gone from them or not.

“The bottom line is that we got the two points,” said Larkin. “I suppose you couldn’t be happy looking up at the scoreboard, but once you win at the end that’s all that matters.