Young Rebels confident of dethroning Tribesmen

THE Galway team to play Cork in this evening’s All-Ireland MHC semi-final in Portlaoise (6pm) is the same as that which defeated Wexford in the quarter-final.

There is one positional change however, Alan Leech and Paul Callanan switching places in the full back line.

The Connacht side are the All-Ireland champions after beating Kilkenny in a replay by a point in a classic final in Tullamore last year, and tonight’s team includes seven of that winning combination - Paul Loughnane, John Hughes, Ciaran O’Donovan, Keith Kilkenny, Andrew Keary, Kevin Coen and Joe Canning (brother of Ollie).