Gaelic Games

Championship 2014: Kilkenny

Manager: Brian Cody (15th year).Titles: Leinster 68 (2011), All-Ireland 34. (2012) 2014 league: 2nd Division One A and winners.Odds and ends: All-Ireland 11/4, Leinster 10/ 11.Bookies say: Leinster champions and All-Ireland champions.What bookies said in 2013: Leinster and All-Ireland champions.2013 championship: Lost Leinster semi-final to Dublin 0-16 to 1-16 and All-Ireland quarter-final to Cork 0-14 to 0-19.Next up: Leinster quarter-final v Offaly, June 7th.

Henry Shefflin gets tied up with Galway’s Andy Smith and David Collins.

Seán Moran's face
Seán Moran
Thu May 15 2014 - 11:51

Major rebuilding under way, and so far so good. Trialled a good number of players during the league but won a third successive title. Big decisions to be made on some of the established names ahead of the championship and Brian Cody must plan again for the likely absence for at least one match of Henry Shefflin, who has fractured a bone in his foot again like last year.

Last good day: 2012 All-Ireland final.

Kilkenny