LONDON dished out a severe hammering to Kilkenny when claiming their first victory in the National Football League at Ballyragget yesterday. Kilkenny struggled throughout and went through the first half without registering a score.

LONDON: D Kelly, S Gaffney, P Rafter, D FLynn, T Feehan D Gordon, C Wilson (0-2), S O'Brien (0-2), N Harrington, A O'Halloran, A Dilane (0-3), P Coggins, (0-2), D Gillespie (0-6), J Ryan, J Grimes (1-1). Subs: M Galvin (0-1), for O'Halloran, B McDonagh for Gordon, T Murphy for S O'Brien.

KILKENNY: F O'Neill, J Gaule, N Morrissey, G Campion, J Lonergan, P Mullally, P Fewer, E Roche (0-1), R Mullally, M Dunne, C O Conghaile, J P Corcoran, J Phelan (0-1), L Kenny (1-0), P Buggy (0-1). Subs: D Buggy for P Buggy, A Murphy for O Conghaile.

Referee: B Power (Waterford).