Cork lead Kilkenny by 0-11 to 0-6 at half-time in the All Ireland quarter final at Semple Stadium, with the major talking point of the half being the sending off of Henry Shefflin in the 34^th minute.

The Rebels have dominated Kilkenny for large periods of the opening half and will go in at the break confident they have The Cats on the ropes and can be the team to finally dislodge the reigning champions.

Kilkenny have been subdued by an energetic Cork side who have battled fiercely, effectively moved the ball between their lines and capitalised on their good possession with clinical finishing.