Leinster chief confident of huge crowd for hurling final

The Leinster Council is confident the attendance at Sunday’s provincial hurling final will surpass the crowd of 47,000 which endured last Sunday’s one-sided Leinster football decider.

For the second time in three years, the Leinster SHC final is set to attract more than the football decider, with provincial council chairman Jim Bolger forecasting a crowd of 50,000 at Croke Park for the first Leinster final meeting of Kilkenny and Wexford since 2008.