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The Kilkenny intermediate hurlers got the ball rolling when they won the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling title for the third time when they defeated Cork at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Saturday evening in front of a crowd of 1,580.

Ballyhale Shamrocks and Tullogher Rosbercon landed two more Leinster titles for the county last Sunday to copperfasten what is undoubtedly the best year Kilkenny hurling has ever seen. Some might argue that the entertainment value wasn’t as high as other years, but in terms of trophies won surely ‘08 will never be surpassed. Last Sunday’s victory merely put the icing on the cake and it was the perfect ending to a perfect year.

The Cats completed a clean sweep of Leinster hurling titles when the intermediate hurling team defeated Wexford in a tense but exciting final played in Nowlan Park on Sunday last.