Cats vowed not to lose another semi, says stellar Reid

"The big motivation over the last four weeks was that we lost the last two semi-finals."

HERO'S WELCOME: TJ Reid of Kilkenny embraces supporters after his side's victory in the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Kilkenny and Clare at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Man of the Match TJ Reid said Kilkenny simply weren't prepared to lose another All-Ireland hurling semi-final.

The Cats followed up their 2019 final defeat to Tipperary with last four losses to Waterford in 2020 and Cork last year.