Richie Power reflects on agonising year

Richie Power tossed his boots in the gear bag after last year’s All-Ireland final win over Galway and presumed he’d see them again soon.

Almost 12 months on, he laced them up for the first time yesterday and winced at the cards fate dealt him.

Retirement from hurling with Kilkenny was foisted upon the 30-year old when he underwent knee surgery just weeks after collecting his eighth All-Ireland winners’ medal as a substitute last September.