Dublin 0-16 Kilkenny 2-23
With the championship looming and the unseasonably strong sun beating down initially at Parnell Park, this felt a little like summertime hurling.
Certainly the sight of Kilkenny in full swing on a sturdy sod was familiar, though if this encounter was supposed to be played at something near championship pace, Dublin clearly didn’t get the memo.
Six weeks out from the start of the Leinster championship, provincial title-holders Kilkenny purred with efficiency and delivered an impressive display to move top of Division 1B in the Allianz League.
Brian Cody was nonchalant enough afterwards about the performance but it was mightily impressive, with a third quarter burst of scoring pretty much leaving Dublin on the canvas.
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- March 6, 2022
