Cuala see off Dicksboro to confirm changing of guard

CUALA (DUBLIN) 2-20 - DICKSBORO (KILKENNY) 1-16: Paul Schutte wasn’t being big-headed ahead of yesterday’s return to provincial duty with Cuala when he stated that getting out of Dublin is always the difficult part for them.

“I said it after Paddy’s Day when we won the All-Ireland - Ballyboden and Kilmacud Crokes were our toughest games all year,” said captain Schutte, whose point was well proven at Parnell Park.

Kilkenny teams traditionally represent the benchmark in the AIB Leinster club hurling championship yet Cuala, who battled through their previous three games in Dublin, won at their leisure.