Anthony Daly: Another Nowlan Park loss to Tipp would be apocalyptic for Kilkenny 

The Cats will be ravenous and desperate to make sure the county doesn't lose a second All-Ireland final to their arch rivals in Nowlan Park within the space of 12 months.

EYE ON THE BALL: Darragh Vereker of Kilkenny during the oneills.com Leinster GAA Hurling U20 Championship final against Dublin in Portlaoise. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

When I got a text last Sunday off Shane McGrath, the former Tipp player and current RTÉ Radio One pundit, to inform me that today’s All-Ireland U20 final was fixed for Nowlan Park, I immediately thought, ‘Whoa!’.

In my mind, Tipperary were favourites but the setting suddenly added another layer of complexity to predicting the outcome, while also adding another layer of intrigue to this final.