Hurling

The draw for the second round of the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Junior hurling championship is out.

Dicksboro are now motoring well while the struggle is real for Carrickshock who are finding results hard to come by

James Stephens, Dicksboro and Mullinavat would all finish on 8 points if the trio all win their games on Saturday.

O'Loughlin Gaels manager Niall Bergin says it's still too early in the season to determine how they are going

Mullinavat take on Dicksboro this Saturday knowing that the test will indicate where they currently rank among the Kilkenny teams

Joe Fanning feels that the rule which allows first team players to play second team needs to be looked at in the interest of fairness

Dicksboro know that Mullinavat are moving very well this year and they will have to be at their very best to beat them

Ballyhale Shamrocks are the opposition for the Rower Inistioge this weekend and it's a difficult game to predict a winner in

Injuries might be mounting for St. Patrick's Ballyragget but Jim Lyng is confident his panel can still get the job done as the Village await this Sunday.

James Stephens' Eoin Larkin has been very complimentary about Ballyragget this week as the sides get set to clash this Sunday in the league.