Cusack: Cats are All Blacks of hurling

Dónal Óg Cusack believes Kilkenny are transforming themselves into the All Blacks of hurling.

In his autobiography, the three-time All-Ireland-winning goalkeeper described them as the “Stepford Wives” of the game. However, ahead of the Cats’ Leinster final against Galway on Sunday, he has compared them to the great New Zealand rugby team in terms of their dominance of the game.

“I came up and we played Kilkenny in a couple of All-Ireland finals and I think we won two and lost two and we would have had a strong belief in ourselves,” he said in Croke Park yesterday.