Ferocious Cats call the shots yet again

Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 2-14

Like their corresponding aristocrats in football Kerry last week, here Brian Cody’s men were more artisan in their ways yet their class remained.

The margin was three points but the difference was starker. After Tipperary spoiled a host of early first-half goal chances, Kilkenny dictated the pace of the fare in front of 81,753 onlookers. They achieved that with a ferocity of effort that their opponents could not match with the same consistency.