Brian Cody: 'Kilkenny hurling moves on. Next year comes very quickly'

Veteran Cats boss admits a 'serious' Waterford side deserved the win at Croke Park

DOWN AND OUT: Kilkenny’s TJ Reid gets a helping hand at the end of the semi-final defeat to Waterford. Picture: Tommy Dickson, Inpho

“Kilkenny hurling moves on“ said Brian Cody as he fully accepted his team were beaten by a better Waterford team in Saturday's All-Ireland semi-final thriller.

A first Leinster title in four years will be something to build on for 2021 but following a second-half collapse, a second in the space of three games, it’s not something he is considering.