Fennelly: Kilkenny's success can't continue forever

Star midfielder Michael Fennelly has admitted that although Kilkenny's time at the top of the hurling tree will inevitably end at some point, the Cats are enjoying 'the huge challenge' presented to them by the chasing pack.

The gap between Kilkenny, who have won six of the last seven All-Irelands, and their chief rivals seems to be narrowing given Dublin's Leinster semi-final replay win over them last month and how tough a test Waterford provided in the qualifiers most recently.