No TJ Reid as Kilkenny show hand for championship opener

Kilkenny senior hurling manager Derek Lyng. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Kilkenny great TJ Reid misses Saturday’s Leinster SHC Round 1 game against Galway in UPMC Nowlan Park with a calf injury.
Speculation had been rife during the week that the 2015 hurler of the year was a doubt for the game and so it has transpired.