Kilkenny minor manager Richie Mulrooney has been highly impressed by his side's work rate.

The Cats bounced back from defeats to Dublin in the Leinster final and Galway in the All-Ireland series to defeat Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Mulrooney told the Kilkenny People that the squad are in great form heading into Sunday's All-Ireland MHC final against Galway.

"We keep encouraging them to use their ability with hard work and work rate," said Mulrooney. "We explain to the players that while we're all aiming for an All-Ireland final on August 19th for many of them there's under-20 and senior careers ahead that will also bring pressure.

"They've really responded to that - they're a great bunch to work with. Even in the dark days of the loss to Dublin in Portlaoise and Galway in Thurles we never lost track of where we wanted to end up. When those players were required to dig deep, they did so."

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