Following a win over Offaly last weekend in John Locke Park, Kilkenny were on the road to Rathdowney to take on Laois in the second round of this year’s Walsh Cup.

Having told KCLR that he’ll be looking for improvements this weekend, Derek Lyng’s side very much has places up for grabs as the pre-season continues in the buildup to this year’s Allianz National Hurling League next month.

Listen back to Brendan Hennessy, Michael Walsh and the Scoreline sports team from Rathdowney GAA grounds.