Former Tipperary star John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer says fancies Kilkenny out of the four teams remaining in the Liam MacCarthy Cup race.

The Cats take on Clare at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon (4pm), with holders Limerick meeting Galway at the same venue the previous evening (6pm).

Speaking on BBC Sport NI’s The GAA Social podcast this week, O’Dwyer tipped Derek Lyng’s men to land their county’s first All-Ireland senior hurling crown since 2015.

"If Kilkenny break Limerick that might bring it back to the more expressive brand of hurling," said the two-time All-Ireland winner.

"For whatever reason, I just fancy Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland."

He added: "A lot of people won't want to see Kilkenny win again because they have won so many All-Ireland titles [36], but they just hurl.

"Kilkenny are not known for an over-expansive game but they still play a six v six game. They still tend to do that.

"They will set up with tactics but they still kind of play they way they did 10 years ago which is great to see."

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