Tipp captain hoping to oust former classmates

When it comes to hurling clashes in modern times, there is nothing that can quite beat the Kilkenny-Tipperary rivalry and for current Tipp captain Eoin Kelly, a win over the Cats would prove extra special this Sunday with four of his former St Kieran's College class-mates in the current Kilkenny panel.

The Mullinahone marksman can lay claim to Brian Hogan, Jackie Tyrrell and Tommy Walsh as starting team-mates on St Kieran's 2000 All-Ireland Senior Colleges Hurling Championship winning side, while Carrickshock's Michael Rice was also part of the squad.