 A brace of goals from Christy Heffernan in two minutes just before the break gave the Cats a commanding 2–11 to 0–7 lead.Cork rallied after the restart, however, Skehan was the hero for Kilkenny as they powered to a 3–18 to 1–13 victory.Crowley secured a sixth Munster medal in 1983 following a 3–22 to 0–12 rout of Waterford once again.