Relief for Rebels as trio passed fit for Wexford semi-final clash

INJURY fears surrounding Cork's Tom Kenny, Mickey O'Connell and Niall McCarthy for Sunday's Guinness All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash with Wexford at Croke Park have been allayed.

The trio have been passed fit to play and with Diarmuid O'Sullivan fully recovered from a viral infection, the Cork selectors last night named the starting 15 that beat Waterford in the Munster final.

O'Sullivan only lasted a quarter of an hour in the provincial showpiece because of an infection which dramatically reduced his weight levels in the week leading up to that game. His replacement Mark Prendergast played extremely well, but was then laid low with a broken bone in his spine.