Six lessons from Semple Stadium thriller: Bumper crowd but shame so few saw it on TV

John Fogarty analyses the key takeaways from Tipperary and Kilkenny’s thrilling draw in Thurles.
Six lessons from Semple Stadium thriller: Bumper crowd but shame so few saw it on TV
Mon, 13 Mar, 2017 - 00:00
John Fogarty

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Into the pantheon of classic league games this will rank with other gems like Cork v Kilkenny 2016, Kilkenny v Tipperary in 2014, and Kilkenny v Dublin 2012 (note the common denominator).

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