A dozen combined for Limerick and Kilkenny on All-Star hurling team

The 2023 PwC GAA/GPA All-Star hurling team features 12 players from All-Ireland finalists Limerick and Kilkenny, with the Cats' Eoin Cody picking up a first award.

Champions Limerick, as was the case in 2022, occupy seven positions on the side, while Kilkenny's five is one more than last year.

Clare duo John Conlon and Shane O'Donnell and Conor Whelan of Galway round out the XV, a selection that sees Kilkenny sharpshooter TJ Reid win his seventh All-Star.

The PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year nominees are the Limerick trio of Kyle Hayes, Aaron Gillane and Diarmaid Byrnes.

Adam Hogan (Clare), Mark Rodgers (Clare), Ciaran Joyce (Cork) are nominated in the Young Hurler of the Year category.

The All-Star ceremony will take place on Friday at the RDS in Dublin, where the football team of the year will be announced.

2023 hurling XV

1. Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)

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The highlights reel of the year will no doubt include Murphy's brilliant save to deny Clare's Peter Duggan late on in the All-Ireland sem-final. Somehow the Glenmore clubman pushed Duggan's rasping effort onto the crossbar to preserve the Cats' advantage at the death.

Following a great line of Kilkenny netminders that includes Ollie Walsh and Noel Skehan, Murphy's agility between the posts and his pinpoint restarts marks him out as one of the modern-day greats, with a fourth All-Star a recognition of his bravery and excellence.

2. Mikey Butler (Kilkenny)

After making us sit up and watch in 2022 when being named Young Hurler