Revenge in the air as Tipp tackle Cats again

Tipperary manager Michael Ryan would dearly love to lift the spirits of hurling fans in the county by masterminding victory over Kilkenny in this evening’s All-Ireland IHC final at Semple Stadium (6pm).

The senior semi-final between the two counties resulted in an 18-point victory for Kilkenny 13 days ago and the wounds from that defeat are still raw in the Premier County.

Ryan admitted: “It would be nice, especially in the light of two weeks ago. A lot of genuine Tipp supporters are hurting. As I said to the boys on Thursday night at training, you don’t get any bigger rivalry than Tipp and Kilkenny in hurling. It’s a game we’d dearly love to win but we know we’ve a huge challenge on our hands.”