August All-Stars: The shining lights in the hurling season so far

The game from the gods with a Championship to boot, selecting All-Stars right now is a difficult exercise. There’s the increased quality obviously; so too the additional number of games from last year’s competition.

Eight of the 10 Leinster and Munster SHC counties feature in our 45 nominations but as regards the best 15 bar a most outstanding goalkeeper we can’t look outside the All-Ireland semi-finalists: