Kilkenny SHC final: Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-18 O’Loughlin Gaels 0-12
You would have got long odds at half-time on this ending up as a procession but, level after the first half, Ballyhale powered away for the remainder of the match, leaving O’Loughlin Gaels trailing in an at times bad-tempered Kilkenny SHC final before a crowd of 7,133.
Otherwise, it was a historic occasion, as TJ Reid won a 12th county medal and captained the team to a record 21st title. The club move clear of Tullaroan at the top of the county’s roll of honour despite being in existence since only 1972 – a strike rate of one every two and a half years.
But even powerhouses have their challenges. Henry Shefflin, back in charge of his home club, outlined afterwards that he had a relatively easy job in lifting a side that had underachieve
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