Kilkenny shares Shefflin's pain

Leading Kilkenny GAA figures last night rallied around crestfallen star Henry Shefflin and insisted he will return to full fitness from a fresh cruciate injury blow.

The Cats’ legend has been ruled out of next month’s All-Ireland hurling final after a scan and consultation yesterday with renowned surgeon Dr Tadhg O’Sullivan at the Whitfield Clinic in Waterford.