Cats comprehensively beaten in Cup bow

Kilkenny's bow in the 2010 O’Byrne Cup did not bring great fortune for the Cats who succumbed to a comprehensive 1-23 to 0-6 defeat to Offaly at Thomastown today.

Tom Cribbin's side were well primed for this tie with Niall McNamee and Ken Casey leading the Offaly charge with five points each in a game where the visitors always looked comfortable.