Bragging rights on the line as Kilkenny minors aim to get back on top

Tipperary are now level with Kilkenny on 21 All-Ireland minor titles each.

ON TARGET: Kevin Buggy of Kilkenny scores a point during the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final match between Kilkenny and Clare at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Ten years is a famine in Kilkenny. 

When John Walsh inspired the Cats to the 2014 All-Ireland minor hurling title, they moved two clear as the competition’s most successful ever county.