Reid and Shefflin rendezvous before final was kept casual, reveals Cats captain

While so much of the build-up to Leinster decider hovered around the handshake between rival coaches, Reid insists 'nothing was going to happen'

Silver service: Kilkenny's Richie Reid lifts the Cup after Leinster final glory. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Kilkenny captain Richie Reid has revealed how he met Galway manager Henry Shefflin a few days out from the counties’ Leinster final clash.

As team-mates and as player and manager, the Ballyhale Shamrocks club-mates won All-Ireland glory and there was no reason for them not to converse in their homestead in south Kilkenny last Wednesday week.