Kilkenny well aware of pre-final knocks as Cian Lynch set for the sidelines this weekend 

INJURY BLOW: Limerick's Cian Lynch. ©INPHO/Evan Treacy

Limerick had until 9am this morning to register their 26-man panel to Croke Park thereby confirming if Cian Lynch would be fit to play a part in Sunday’s All-Ireland final having suffered an ankle injury last weekend.

The Patrickswell star wouldn’t be the first hurler of the year to suffer a setback ahead of an All-Ireland final. In fact, so many of the difficulties in the advent of hurling’s big day these last 20 years have befallen Limerick’s opponents on Sunday, Kilkenny: