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Fri 09 Sep 2007Kilkenny top elite list of eight countiesGAELIC GAMES/Hurling 2007 All Stars nominations:The nominations for this year's Vodafone hurling All Stars reflect the increasingly elitist nature of the game at senior intercounty level. Among the 45 nominations there are only eight counties represented - one less than less year - and that's surely another ominous sign that success is being further restricted to the traditional hurling counties, while everyone else falls further behind.At the same time, the hurling nominations possibly reflect a more conventional shape than the football list announced yesterday. All-Ireland champions Kilkenny inevitably top the list with 11 nominations, surprisingly two less than last year, followed by beaten 2007 finalists Limerick, who boast 10 nominations, and then Waterford and Cork, who gained nine and seven nominations respectively.