Nowlan Park hosts Kilkenny versus Cork in the National Hurling League tomorrow, a clash with tradition, as Cork manager John Meyler says. On paper Kilkenny look a little light - no Ballyhale Shamrocks players, Cillian Buckley and Pádraig Walsh out with short-term injuries. Kilkenny will always put out a team that’s competitive. Kilkenny are Kilkenny. "Rob Downey went over on his ankle last weekend, he’s out for the Kilkenny game having done well in the Munster hurling league.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2019 06:00 UTC