Shefflin to draw inspiration from defeats

Kilkenny forward Henry Shefflin will remember how bad he felt when losing to Cork in the 1999 and 2004 All-Ireland SHC finals when the two old rivals meet again this afternoon.

Shefflin's first season, back in '99, saw his All-Ireland dream collapse under a rain could as the heavens opened in the capital and Cork clung on to a 0-13 to 0-12 victory.