Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng confirmed there has been sickness in their camp recently but he refused to use that as an excuse for their 18-point defeat in Pearse Stadium. “It is the same for everybody,” said Lyng post-match. I will say it for the players, the last few weeks there has been a lot of lads out sick. But, everybody that took to the field today was fit. “We had a few lads sick the last couple of weeks.

Source: Irish Examiner March 08, 2026 00:17 UTC