Complex sentence: Kilkenny played Cork in that year's All-Ireland final; however, the Munster champions were too good for an ageing Kilkenny side and duly captured their third championship in-a-row.
Split into simpler sentences: Kilkenny played Cork in that year's All-Ireland final. However, the Munster champions were too good for an ageing Kilkenny side and duly captured their third championship in-a-row.