LEINSTER IHC FINAL Kilkenny 0-12 Wexford 0-11: KILKENNY followed up the hurling grand slam won in Leinster last season when they captured the provincial intermediate crown at Nowlan Park yesterday.

This success means they have now taken the senior, minor, under-21 and intermediate titles.

This was a close affair. In the end a 57th-minute pointed 65 from Eoin Guinan earned Kilkenny the honours.

KILKENNY: T Brophy; M Phelan, P Murphy, P Donovan; J Cottrell, R Cody, C Fogarty; N Cleere, T Woodcock; E Brennan, E Kavanagh, B Lannon (0-1); E Guinan (0-8, four frees, two 65s), JJ Farrell (0-2), M Boran (0-1). Subs: E Hickey for E Kavanagh (half-time), W Burke for M Boran (38 mins), M Murphy for R Cody (45 mins), M Moran for E Brennan (50 mins).

WEXFORD: D Flynn; C O'Shaughnessy, B Kenny, P Donnelly; G Jacob (0-1), B Hobbs, B Jordan; E Moore (0-1), P Nolan (0-1); J Gahan (0-4, two frees), A Durack, D Nolan; P Kenny, J Breen, J Lawlor (0-4, one free). Subs: P Morris for P Kenny (18 mins), D Doyle for Donnelly (half-time), B Travers for Jordan (half-time), J Fogarty for Durack (half-time), M Lillis for J Breen (55 mins).

Referee: F Smith(Meath).