Galway final changes
Sarah Noone comes in to partner Aine Hillary at midfield with Deirde Burke losing out, while Brenda Kerins replaces Lorraine Ryan at left corner forward.
Galway’s one-and- only All-Ireland victory was in 1996 while their last appearance in the final was in 1998.
S. Earner (Eyrecourt); S. Tannion (St. Thomas’s), A. Kelly (Davitts), T. Manton (Mullagh); A M Hayes (Killimor), S. Cahalan (Mullagh), N. Kilkenny (Pearses); A. Hillary (do.), S. Noone (Ahascragh); M. Dunne (Eyrecourt), T. Maher (Athenry), V. Curtin (Kinvara); O. Kilkenny (Pearses), J. Gill (Athenry), B. Kerins (Ardrahan).
Subs: S. Keane (Killimor), D. Burke (St. Thomas’s), L. Kavanagh ((Davitts), C. Cormican (Cappatagle), C. Kelly (Davitts), L. Ryan (Killimordaly), C. Glaynn (Kiltomer), L. Flynn (Davitts), S. Dervan (Mullagh), P. Kenny (Eyrecourt).
E. Browne (Tipperary.




