ON SATURDAY, KILKENNY and Tipperary will meet in the Allianz hurling league.
There’ll be no lack of familiarity, as since the start of 2009 – including replays – the counties have met eight times in the senior championship.
But how well do you know the modern Kilkenny-Tipperary hurling rivalry?
Take our quiz to find out.
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Which hurling great made his last championship appearance in the 2013 All-Ireland qualifier in Nowlan Park?
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Henry Shefflin
Eoin Kelly
Brendan Cummins
Tommy Walsh
Who scored a hat-trick for Tipperary in the 2010 All-Ireland senior final?
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Lar Corbett
Eoin Kelly
Noel McGrath
Patrick Maher
Which of these players did not win an All-Star last year?
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James Barry
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Walter Walsh
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John McGrath
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TJ Reid
Why was the league game called off between the counties in 2010?
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Pitch invasion by fans
Floodlight failure
Snow left pitch unplayable
Kilkenny gave a walkover
Who was man-of-the-match in last year's All-Ireland senior hurling final?
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Padraic Maher
Seamus Callanan
John McGrath
Ronan Maher
Who scored three goals over the course of the 2014 All-Ireland final draw and replay?
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Richie Hogan
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Seamus Callanan
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John Power
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Richie Power
Name this Tipperary player who started in the 2011 All-Ireland senior hurling final?
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John O'Brien
Paul Curran
Gearoid Ryan
Shane McGrath
How many points did Kilkenny beat Tipperary by in the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final?
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21
15
18
12
Why was John O'Dwyer in the spotlight at the end of the drawn All-Ireland final in 2014?
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He scored a goal
Hawk-Eye ruled his shot from a free went wide
He missed a penalty
He was substituted
Finally who is this Kilkenny player celebrating their 2014 All-Ireland final replay win over Tipperary?
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Conor Fogarty
Padraig Walsh
Kieran Joyce
Colin Fennelly
PA
You scored out of !
Gold
Top of the pile, you really were paying attention.
PA
You scored out of !
Silver
Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.
PA
You scored out of !
Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you this time.
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You scored out of !
Wooden Spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that. Do you even like hurling?
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