TJ Reid says it's a "nice feeling" to be back playing hurling.

The Kilkenny attacker played a full hour for his club, Ballyhale Shamrocks, at the weekend and was relieved to emerge unscathed from his first competitive outing since having his kneecap smashed in last year's All-Ireland final replay:

"It's a nice feeling to be back hurling," he told The Kilkenny People. "It's been a long time coming. I'm a bit rusty still so it'll take a few more games to get into the swing of things again.

"It was a big operation as people realise when they see the scar. I've been back in the gym since November. While the rest of the lads were off enjoying themselves, I was slogging away.

"It's nice to be back but it's going to take a while to get back up to the level of the sharpness and speed of the game." Tweet

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