Cathal Barrett had no doubt that Tipperary could get the better of Kilkenny in last weekend's All-Ireland SHC final.

The Premier County - like everybody else - didn't have a great record against the Cats in recent seasons but went into the game full of confidence and proceeded to capture their 27th All-Ireland title.

"There were plenty of doubters out there who said we couldn't get up to the intensity of Kilkenny but I think we did more than that - they couldn't get up to our intensity," the corner back told The Irish News.

"We knew what we had in the dressing room. We set out our stall from the start and we just went at it as hard as we could. We knew we had to bring a big physical presence because Kilkenny are the masters of intensity - we knew what we had to bring and we thought we brought it.

"In fairness to Kilkenny, they've set the bar so massively high that everyone was reaching for it. Thank God we just got up there."

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