Kelly: Leinster round-robin series much higher up priority list

Kerry hurling manager Eamonn Kelly is targeting entry to the Leinster round-robin series,believing Munster championship fare is still beyond the county’s current crop.

Having lost out unexpectedly to Down in last year’s Christy Ring decider with the last puck, the Kingdom are favourites for the 2014 instalment. And justifiably so in the wake of their Division 2A success this spring.

The prize for annexing hurling’s second-tier competition is a play-off clash with the fourth placed team from the Leinster round-robin series, a preliminary group comprising of Laois, Antrim, Westmeath, Carlow and London.