Kilkenny boss Derek Lyng hopes to be able to call on TJ Reid and Adrian Mullen for the Allianz Hurling League final against Limerick.
Neither has played for the county this year as they recover from injuries picked up over the course of Ballyhale Shamrocks’ successful All-Ireland club campaign, which concluded in January.
The two-week window between Sunday’s semi-final win over Cork and the decider against Limerick, set to be fixed for April 9, gives them some chance of returning to competitive action before the Championship.