Hoban hails two-goal hero Walsh’s intervention

Kilkenny. The name itself conjured images of dread to the opposition with images of black and amber warriors ruthlessly going for goals.

At Croke Park yesterday, Kilkenny minor manager Pat Hoban watched his side hit two and seal the county’s 21st All-Ireland minor crown.

Corner-forward John Walsh breached the Limerick rearguard twice in the second-half to deliver the silverware; the game’s two most crucial strikes, insisted Hoban.