Masters, Hayes and Goold make Cork debuts

JAMES MASTERS, John Hayes and Fintan Goold will make their senior championship debuts as Cork throw down the gauntlet to Clare in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland, Munster football semi-final at Cusack Park, Ennis.

All three impressed during the League and in recent challenge games and their inclusion comes as no surprise.

In all there are six changes in personnel from the side that crashed to Fermanagh in last season’s All-Ireland qualifiers. Gone are Sean O’Brien, Micheal O’Sullivan, Ciarán O’Sullivan, Colin Crowley, Colin Corkery and Alan Cronin, while in come Niall Geary, Anthony Lynch, Masters, Hayes, Goold and Micheal Ó Cróinin. Niall Geary takes over the right corner back position from his Nemo club colleague O’Brien. Team captain Levis moves to full-back, with Anthony Lynch returning at centre back.