Walter Walsh has reflected on his ever-present season with Kilkenny in 2015.

Walsh played every minute of every game for the Cats in both league and championship as Brian Cody's men retained the Liam MacCarthy Cup. It was a far cry from his debut season three seasons earlier, when he made his senior debut in the All-Ireland SHC final replay against Galway and bagged 1-3 on another memorable day for the Noresiders:

"It was strange in 2012, because I was only drafted into the panel. I was on a training panel and playing with the U21s at the time. I was only drafted into the panel for the quarter-final against Limerick," he said at the launch of the 2016 national hurling league.

"That was my first time togging out with the team. You don't know the lads as well as I do now. I know everyone in there fairly well.

"Last year was a complete year for me. I played all of the league games, all of the championship so it felt more rewarding for me.

"Obviously, the end result is an All-Ireland and whether you're playing or not that's what you want but, on a personal level, it definitely was rewarding having played all year."

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