Brian Cody says there's no excuses for Kilkenny's defeat at Limerick in All-Ireland

Kilkenny manager Brian Cody refused to apologize when the 2015 champions lost to the All-Ireland Thurles championship this year

Kilkenny lost twice this year in the hands of Galway, but he looked ready for a semifinal. after Richie Hogan's goal – only for Limerick to win

It was a disappointing end to a year of transition for this Cats team but there were still plenty of positives for Cody to take.

And he insists that the drawing Leinster's final against Galway before losing the resumption last weekend at Semple stadium did not drain his side.

Cody said, "I said in advance that it had nothing to do with that." We have no excuses we do not want to apologize There are no excuses

"We do not even think at a distance that we played three weeks in a row, it's not worth playing. No, it has nothing to do with it. "

But despite Kilkenny's strong comeback in the second half, they missed a young Limerick team that could go to the end this year." 1965k002] Kilkenny will have to rebuild himself. he wants to break Galway's domination of Leinster next year

Cody accepted his team have not succeeded and they must be back at the top table.

"This is never an exceptional year when we do not win, our ambition will always be to win," he said. "But I think it would never be our expectation or our thought, because we would always have great ambition and belief in the Kilkenny hurling, and I think it has been well proved today. [19659002] "We did not win but we have very, very slightly reduced to a very, very good a team. "

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