Budding star Henry Shefflin was too green in ’98

Kevin Fennelly said it was a regret of his he didn’t produce Henry Shefflin when he was Kilkenny manager in 1998.

Fennelly’s Ballyhale Shamrocks clubmate became a first team regular under Brian Cody the following season but in ‘98, aged 19, was still too green during Fennelly’s one season in charge.

“Looking back, I brought through Michael Kavanagh and Henry’s brother Tommy was in with me at the time. Henry, I suppose, we felt was very young and he hadn’t really developed coming out of minor.