David Blanchfield set to start as Kilkenny name unchanged team
Derek Lyng has named an unchanged team for Kilkenny's All-Ireland showdown with Limerick on Sunday, as David Blanchfield has apparently won his fitness battle.
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RTÉ GAA podcast: Tyrrell and Dowling preview another Kilkenny-Limerick decider
Ahead of a second successive Kilkenny-Limerick decider, Jackie Tyrrell and Shane Dowling join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to preview this year's final.
Derek Lyng: Our players can make tough decisions on the pitch
His first year in the job and already Derek Lyng seems to be leaving an all-too familiar imprint on the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Conor Fogarty: Kilkenny looking inward ahead of All-Ireland final
Conor Fogarty and his Kilkenny team-mates will focus on performing to the best of their considerable abilities in Sunday's All-Ireland SHC final, rather than fixate on a formidable opponent who the Erin's Own clubman describes as having "very few weaknesses".
Derek Lyng: Depth of panel standing to Cats as Limerick final rematch awaits
Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng believes the depth of their panel was key to victory over Clare in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship semi-final, while counterpart Brian Lohan rued the officiating in an exciting Croke Park contest.
Preview: Clare to upend last year's result or Kilkenny to dismiss form?
In the wake of a bad defeat, managers will usually say something about reviewing the tapes and assessing what went wrong before learning from it and coming again.
Brendan Cummins: 'Lohan walks on water in Clare. But he needs win badly'
Brian Lohan may be able to walk on water in the hurling heartland of Clare, the Banner County's very own small ball messiah.