Former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins says the “angry” approach Kilkenny adopted helped them to get over the line in Saturday’s Leinster SHC final against Galway.

The Cats secured their third Bob O’Keeffe Cup in-a-row thanks to a 0-22 to 0-17 win at Croke Park, where the celebrations from Brian Cody’s players afterwards told a story according to Cummins.

"They were angry Kilkenny and even the celebrations after the game showed a release of satisfaction," he said on The Sunday Game.

"Galway came into this game as favourites. They hadn't been beaten in the Leinster championship; Kilkenny had been beaten in their third game in the competition.

"But Kilkenny ground it out and when they were coming down the home straight, suddenly they were five points up and that's what they do to you.

"Galway played a little bit into their hands but at the same time anytime a Galway guy got the ball, there were 2-3 Kilkenny fellas chasing him and making sure he couldn't get his head up and Galway were just caught in that bit of a haze and eventually Kilkenny ground it out."

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