Kilkenny must act fast as momentum lies with Tipp

"Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?"

Ger Loughnane got it right, as he usually does. The drawn game “brought hurling to a new level”.

But Rory O’Connell put it more colourfully. Rory O’Connell? The acclaimed Ballymaloe chef. Watching the match three weeks ago reduced him to tears, and not because of Brian Cody’s substitution policy. “It was majestic,” he declared. “A glorious spectacle of skill, passion, physical beauty, extremes and pride. And all for the love of the game.”