Kilkenny boosted by key return ahead of Galway Leinster Championship opener
Published 17th Apr 2026, 11:33 BST
Kilkenny begin the defence of their Leinster Senior Hurling Championship title away to Galway on Saturday evening
The Kilkenny team to take on Galway in the opening round of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship has been named.
Mikey Butler returns to the team following a period on the sideline with illness, while Dicksboro's Liam Moore makes his championship debut in a black and amber jersey.
Derek Lyng’s team are looking to win a seventh provincial crown on the trot and a fourth in Lyng's tenure.
On the back of an 18 point victory over the Cats during the Division 1 league campaign, Galway go into the provincial campaign on a high with the Cats keen to rewrite that wrong in Salthill on Saturday evening when the ball is thrown in at 4.30pm.