'MUNSTER DOMINATION WILL JUST KEEP GOING'

MUNSTER'S domination of hurling may continue for some time yet, Larry O'Gorman has warned.

- BY PAT NOLAN

The province has provided the last eight All-Ireland champions and, while much of that was driven by a Limerick team for the ages, Clare and Tipperary have now won the last two titles with both this year's final and last year's all-Munster affairs.

Kilkenny were the last Leinster county to win an All-Ireland in 2015 and their failure to bridge that gap this year means that they have now entered their longest ever stretch without a title.