Message received? Four reds cards as Tipp beat 12-man Cats

There were plaudits for how the referee handed out four red cards in less than 10 second-half minutes, three of them straight dismissals for head-high fouls.

RED MIST: Jordan Molloy of Kilkenny is shown a red card by referee Sean Stack. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

KILKENNY 1-19 TIPPERARY 2-25 

Many in the 9,563 crowd in Kilkenny on Sunday would beg to differ but official GAA’s reaction to Seán Stack’s refereeing of this game was hugely positive.