Kilkenny hurlers on the worst losing run since 1987

Not since well BC (Before Cody) had Kilkenny lost three regular league matches in a row in a single season.

That was until last Sunday’s defeat to Tipperary, which followed reverses against Dublin and Galway.

It was in 1987 that the Cats last suffered such a poor run when, in the pre-Christmas start to the competition, they were beaten by Waterford and Galway in October followed by Wexford in November. They recovered impressively from their bumpy beginning, winning their next four games.