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Published 16:58 16 Apr 2016 BST
Updated 17:17 16 Apr 2016 BST
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This game was played because a group of young men wanted to represent their county. They did not deserve to be put through what took place today.
Often results like this get quickly forgotten in Kilkenny football.
This could be another that gets swept under the carpet as the county board and the Leinster Council get on with running the championship as they see fit and the result will become a mere footnote.
But if the GAA thinks this is an acceptable outcome or if anyone thinks this is funny, then they are sorely mistaken.
If you laugh at that result you know nothing about pulling on a club or county jersey, nothing about personal pride, nothing about being a young man trying to do your best and being let down by the systems that are supposed to support you.
If you want to know anything, ask the 15 Kilkenny teenagers how they feel today on their drive home after the lowest day of their sporting lives. They should not be ashamed, it is those outside the dressing room walls who should feel embarrassed.

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