Limerick make sweeping changes

FOR what could be their last throw of the dice against raging hot-favourites Kilkenny in Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at Croke Park, Limerick have made sweeping changes from the side that lost to Galway in the qualifiers.

Damien Reale, who missed the Galway match because of damaged ankle ligaments, returns at right corner back to the exclusion of Michael Clifford, while the other most notable change is in defence where Ollie Moran takes over the right half back berth from Paudie O’Dwyer. Moran started the Galway game at centre-forward.

With Donal O’Grady ruled out with a broken thumb, Niall Moran has been switched from left half forward to midfield and Limerick will also parade a new look half forward line consisting of Donie Ryan, James O’Brien and Michael Cahill. The only Limerick player to retain his place in the original line-up against Galway is full forward T.J. Ryan.