Jackie Tyrrell makes his first since last year’s Leinster final as one of five changes to the Kilkenny side for tomorrow’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow (2pm).

Brian Cody has made four changes to the Kilkenny side for today’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash with Tipperary in Nowlan Park (throw-in 2pm).

Munster A 41 Ulster Ravens 27: Kiwi outhalf Tyler Bleyendaal made his long-awaited Munster debut for the province’s second string during a 41-27 victory against the Ulster Ravens at Naas yesterday.

CORK 4-18 KILKENNY  3-21: Brian Cody does not believe Kilkenny’s championship efforts will be hindered by the 11-week layoff leading into their Leinster opener.

KILKENNY 1-18

Munster ‘A’ 30 Ulster Ravens 24:

Dublin, who saw off Tipperary at home last week, served further notice of their intentions this year with a six-point defeat of All-Ireland champions Kilkenny at Nowlan Park this afternoon.

A crisp game on a chilly St Valentine’s evening at Pairc Ui Rinn kindled towards the end, with Cork scrambling two goals to put visitors Kilkenny under pressure.

Jimmy Barry-Murphy has kept faith with the Cork side that bowed out of last year’s Championship by reinstating all but three of them for tomorrow’s Allianz League opener.

ALL-IRELAND SHC FINAL REPLAY:

An embarrassing oversight has prevented Waterford hurler Brian O’Sullivan from appealing a two-match ban. The forward picked up the suspension retrospectively following Waterford’s Munster SHC quarter-final defeat by Cork last Sunday week.

Kilkenny 5-32 Offaly 1-18

Kilkenny, who play Offaly in the Leinster SHC at Nowlan Park tomorrow (7pm), have made three changes from the league final win over Tipperary.

Kilkenny continue the policy of rotation for tomorrow’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final in Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

Wexford 2-16 Kilkenny 4-22

WEXFORD 2-16 KILKENNY 4-22

Galway footballers have suffered a massive blow with the news that Michael Meehan will not feature in this year’s championship.

Kilkenny 5-20 Tipperary 5-14

Rower-Inistioge (Kilkenny) 1-14 Clooney Gaels (Antrim) 0-07

Mikey Barry clutches tightly his man of the match award and tries to make sense of the past 60 minutes.

Cork have made two changes in personnel and several positional switches for Sunday’s Munster SHC final clash with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds from the side that beat Clare in the semi-final.

Kilkenny 0-20 Tipperary 1-14

Cork have named the same side that beat Clare in the Munster SFC semi-final for Sunday’s provincial decider against Kerry.

Dublin 1-16 Kilkenny 0-16

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte will give debuts to three players in tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier clash with Offaly in O’Connor Park in Tullamore (3pm).

Limerick 1-25 Kilkenny 1-20

Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-20

Richie Power and Walter Walsh are unable to take their places in the Kilkenny team to face Tipperary in tomorrow’s Division 1 final in Nowlan Park — but Michael Fennelly and Michael Rice have been passed fit for the game.

Kilkenny 1-24 Galway 1-17

Reigning All-Ireland and Allianz Hurling League champions Kilkenny make several changes from the side that scraped past Clare last Sunday for tomorrow’s winner-take-all clash with Cork in Nowlan Park.

Clare 1-15 Kilkenny 3-10,

Michael Rice will make his first start for Kilkenny tomorrow since suffering a horror hand injury in last year’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final victory over Tipperary.

Kilkenny 2-15 Waterford 0-16

Tipperary 2-17 Kilkenny 1-19

Galway 3-11 Kilkenny 0-17

Galway 3-11 Kilkenny 0-17, Pearse Stadium

Kilkenny and Galway have both made one change from their respective semi-final wins for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SHC final.

Kilkenny 4-16 Limerick 1-16