LEINSTER IHC Kilkenny 1-19 Wexford 0-12: KILKENNY TOOK complete control of this game in the second half as they handed the reigning provincial and All-Ireland champions a 10-point drubbing at Wexford Park on Saturday evening.
A first-half goal from lively corner forward Cathal Dunne helped Kilkenny to a 1-8 to 0-7 interval lead.
KILKENNY: L Tierney; K Joyce (0-4, frees), S Cummins, M Phelan; Niall Doherty, C Phelan, D Prendergast; P Hartley, P Lonergan(0-2); A Healy (0-1), P Cleere (0-3), Noel Doherty; C Dunne (1-4, two frees), P Hogan (0-2), D Fogarty. Subs: N Walsh for Noel Doherty; J Nolan (0-1)for Hartley; E Hennebry (0-2)for Fogarty.
WEXFORD: M Walsh; D Doyle, P Ryan, A O'Connell; G Jacob, D Conway, B McGee; D Nolan (0-2), B Travers; J Dwyer (0-1), J Berry (0-7, six frees), J O'Loughlin; S O'Neill (0-1), P Atkinson (0-1), R Flynn. Subs: R Quigley for Travers; E Keeling for Conway; J Lawlor for Flynn; A Carton for Atkinson.
Referee: D O'Donovan(Dublin).
