Eoin Cody: Teams in league final will be under pressure to get ready for championship

Regarding Saturday evening down by the Lee, Eoin Cody wants to make one point above all else clear: however Kilkenny fare against John Kiely’s men, be that a fourth consecutive defeat or a first league win over the Treaty since 2010, it won’t mean anything come championship.

LIMERICK TEST: Kilkenny hurler Eoin Cody in attendance at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny as oneills.com, leading online sportswear retailer, with the GAA are delighted to announce the third year of their U20 GAA All-Ireland Hurling Championship sponsorship deal. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

This weekend will tell Kilkenny where they are at and where they need to get to.

Limerick are hurling’s barometer. Kilkenny are about to have their temperature taken.