It all came down to Easter Sunday in Cork for Kilkenny and Limerick with this year’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 title on the line.

With Kilkenny having seen off Cork in the semi-finals and Limerick overcoming Tipperary, we were served up a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final as Derek Lyng faces his biggest test to date as Kilkenny senior hurling manager.

The Cats came through their league campaign relatively unscathed, with just a second-round defeat to Tipperary their only dropped points, allowing the maximum number of competitive games available before starting their championship run.