Five questions from the weekend

Have all the retirements weakened Kilkenny at all?

Much has been made of how many Kilkenny players have hung up their helmets, but of those, only JJ Delaney began the All-Ireland hurling final replay. The departures would have raised questions about strength in depth though. On top of that, none of the starting six forwards from that game began against Cork, yet they still did enough to secure victory on Saturday. Aside from Richie Hogan’s haul of 11 points, the four and three from Mark Kelly and Walter Walsh respectively will have caught the eye as they bid to stake claims for places.

Which manager will be happier after Limerick and Waterford drew?