Kilkenny have nine on GPA hurling team

The official Opel Gaelic Team of the Year for Hurling for 2008 has been announced today by the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), with Kilkenny receiving nine spots on the team.

The 2008 Opel Gaelic team of the Year for Hurling in full: Brendan Cummins (Tipperary); Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny), Noel Hickey (Kilkenny), Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny); Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Conor O’Mahony (Tipperary), JJ Delaney (Kilkenny); Shane McGrath (Tipperary), James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny); Ben O’Connor (Cork), Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny), Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny); Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny), Eoin Kelly (Waterford), John Mullane (Waterford).