Kilkenny also have a charity senior hurling challenge on Saturday week in Pairc uí Rinn where they will face Cork.
Meanwhile former Kilkenny defender Brian Hogan says that the Cats will take all the beating in their defence of the McCarthy Cup when they get their full compliment of players available back.
Brian was speaking to KCLR on last nights “The way it is” and he says it will take a good team to stop them…..
