SaturdayDivision One Allianz NHL semi-final: Cork v Kilkenny
Throw-in: 7.15pm. Venue: Parc Ui Chaoimh. On TV: Live on TG4.
This feels like a significant night for Cork hurling. They’ve responded to last year’s acute All-Ireland final disappointment to Limerick with a highly persuasive, high scoring league and now Kieran Kingston’s side are little more than three weeks out from their Munster championship game against the All-Ireland champions. Naturally, the Cork manager welcomes the visit to Kilkenny as perfect preparation. It will be that – and then some. The Cats are serial league winners under Brian Cody and have hoovered up 10 titles under his watch while Cork have not won the spring contest since 1998. League seasons can peter out but Kilkenny …

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