Kilkenny v Tipperary: The journalistic rules of engagement

My maths may be wrong, but I make Sunday the 22nd meeting between Kilkenny and Tipperary in league and championship since 2009, when the latter began bringing through their 2007 minors and established themselves as the main opposition to the Cats in senior hurling.

That makes it difficult, though, for GAA writers to keep it fresh. What many readers don’t know is that there are rules to writing about Kilkenny-Tipperary — specifically, what sports editors everywhere don’t want to see ever again.

Previous meetings are a lost cause