Phelan hoping to seize opportunity that injury has robbed her teammates of 

The Doyle sisters have been in experienced defender Claire Phelan's thoughts all week as the county gears up for Sunday's All-Ireland final rematch with Cork.

OPPORTUNITY: Pictured ahead of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final is Kilkenny’s Claire Phelan and Ashling Thompson of Cork. ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Back in March, when Glen Dimplex All-Ireland camogie finalists Kilkenny and Cork last met, finishing in stalemate in the National League, both Doyle sisters lined out for Kilkenny.

Defender Kellyann came off just 13 minutes into that 1-8 to 1-8 draw with a cruciate knee ligament injury, the third of her career, and all suffered in games against Cork while, two months later, sister Aoife suffered the same injury in Kilkenny's Championship clash with Limerick.