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Published 16:32 8 Apr 2018 BST
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Denise Gaule hit six of their scores in an eventual 0-15 to 1-11 win but the heat was turned up something serious by the Rebels in the second period as the hosts were limited to just three scores after the break, despite Cork operating with 14 players in the closing stages.
And it looked like the Munster outfit had found that special bit of inspiration from a special, special player when Orla Cronin worked pure magic to find the net for the first score of the second half.
The Cork centre forward collected a recycled pass at the edge of the D and, despite coming under intense scrutiny there from two Kilkenny backs, she took the thing the whole way with mouthwatering improvisation.
Cronin drifted to the left and forward with the sliotar resting invitingly to her right, almost teasing the defenders to commit and she ended up dragging four Cats players to the endline, four cats chasing after a piece of string. There, she flicked the most deft of finishes gloriously over the 'keeper's head and into the back of the net and jogged away like it's nothing she doesn't do every night in training.
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But, despite sparking a revival for the Leesiders, Kilkenny dug deeper at the well and came out with the goods. The trophy and a frightening statement to the rest of the country that they've gone absolutely nowhere.
SCORERS FOR KILKENNY: D Gaule 0-6(4fs, 1 45); M Walshe 0-3, K Power 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, S Farrell 0-1, A Doyle 0-1
SCORERS FOR CORK: O Cronin 1-1; L Collins, O Cotter (fs) 0-3 each; K Mackey 0-2; G O’Connor, A Thompson 0-1 each
KILKENNY: J Frisby, C Phelan, C Foley, G Walsh, M Teehan, M Farrell, D Tobin, A Dalton, D Gaule, A Doyle, K Power, S Farrell, M Quilty, M Walshe, J Clifford. Subs: J Malone for Clifford (58), D Morrissey for Quilty (58), C Dormer for Walsh (60)
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