Mannix at centre-back for Cork minors’ opener against Limerick

HOLDERS Cork will field seven of the squad which trounced Limerick in last year’s provincial final in tomorrow night’s opening round of the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship at the Gaelic Grounds (6.30).

The team is notable for the inclusion of Adrian Mannix at centre-back, with last year’s number six, Paudie O’Sullivan, at left half-back. The team will be captained by Pat Horgan in third and final year as a county minor.

Ciaran Cronin, Paudie O’Sullivan and Robert White won Harty Cup medals with Midleton CBS recently. Two other players involved in last year’s provincial final, Mathew Collins (Ballinhassig) and Stephen White (Ballygarvan), are out through injury.