TEAM-NEWS: Kilkenny hand player championship debut for trip to Galway
Published 17th Apr 2026, 13:33 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 starting 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 side are looking to win a seventh provincial crown on the trot and a fourth in Lyng's tenure.
Meanwhile, Galway on the back of an 18 point victory over the Cats during the Division 1 league campaign go into the provincial campaign on a high, with the Cats keen to rewrite that wrong in Salthill on Saturday evening.
Thrown in is at 4.30pm.