Kilkenny 2-31 Antrim 0-6:Kilkenny can expect an infinite step up in class when they lock horns with All-Ireland champions Tipperary in next Sunday's minor semi-final.

Antrim were beaten by 31 points in a hopelessly one-sided quarter-final at Croke Park on Saturday.

Kilkenny led by a massive 16-point margin at half-time - 2-13 to 0-3 - after Antrim went 18 minutes without a score during the first half.

It was a procession for the winners in the second half as they outscored Antrim 0-18 to 0-3. Full forward Adrian Stapleton scored the final four points of the game as Kilkenny crashed through the 30-point barrier to set up a meeting with Tipperary.

KILKENNY: C McGrath; C Fogarty, K Mooney, E Malone; J Fitzpatrick, D Langton, M Bergin; J Brennan (0-2), P Murphy (0-2); M Moloney (1-5), M Murphy (0-3), D Walton; C Fennelly (0-4), A Stapleton (0-7), S Brennan (1-6, 0-5 frees). Subs: O Walsh for Mooney (half-time), S Waugh (0-1) for Walton (half-time), T Breen (0-1) for P Murphy (40 mins), JJ Dunphy for M Murphy (43 mins), K Reid for Bergin (43 mins).

ANTRIM: D McNally; T McCloskey, C Donnelly, T McAllister; B Cousins, T McCann, S Shannon; PJ O'Connell (0-2, one sideline), C Rocks; M McCarthy (0-1), P Dallat, C Carson; L McKillop, A McCaffrey (0-1), D Hamill (0-2, one free). Subs: M Burke for Shannon (37 mins), M Devlin for McCarthy (40 mins), J McGuinness for Carson (56 mins).

Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick).