Tipperary manager Liam Cahill described yesterday’s win over Kilkenny as “a pleasing afternoon's work” for his side.

The Premier men came away from UPMC Nowlan Park with a 2-25 to 1-19 victory to consolidate their place at the top of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A table.

The game itself saw four players sent off in a nine-minute period in the second-half, with Tipp losing centre half-forward Alan Tynan to a red card before three Kilkenny players were given their marching orders by referee Sean Stack.

"I thought we got a little bit sloppy when Kilkenny went down to 12 men," Cahill told RTE Sport afterwards. "When there's a sending off, there's always the risk of it being balanced out.

"But there is big pressure on our referees in the modern game. It's not an easy job

"I didn't see the Alan Tynan incident from where I was standing clearly, but from what I'm hearing after the game, maybe there wasn't a lot in it that warranted a red card.

"Having said that, the rule is there that if anything is in the vicinity of being head-high, if there's contact made, then a decision has to be made. We'll review it and see what our take is on it after today."

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