Antrim threw in the towel early on in Kilkenny humiliation, rues Darren Gleeson

Kilkenny 5-30 Antrim 0-13

Kilkenny’s Adrian Mullen challenges Conal Bohill of Antrim for a high ball during an emphatic defeat for the Saffrons

Dermot Crowe

Kilkenny eased past Antrim’s feeble challenge at UPMC Nowlan Park, inflicting a 32-point defeat on Darren Gleeson’s men.

Saffrons boss Gleeson, whose side lost by 17 points to Kilkenny in 2023, was stunned by his team’s capitulation.