Eddie Brennan’s Kilkenny Cats impress

Youth took its chance and made it count as a young Kilkenny side made a winning start to the county’s Walsh Cup campaign.

Eddie Brennan’s Kilkenny Cats impress
Fri, 06 Jan, 2017 - 00:00

Walsh Cup: Kilkenny 0-21 DCU 0-12

Despite missing all their household names - Brian Cody’s side are currently on a team holiday to San Diego - the 15 picked by U21 manager Eddie Brennan proved too strong for DCU at the MW Hire Centre in Dunmore.

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