Sat, 07 Mar, 2009 - 00:00
The Kilkenny selectors have made four changes from the team that suffered its first defeat since the league semi-finals last April when beaten by Waterford.
Michael Kavanagh comes in for his first game of the season while JJ Delaney has been picked at full-back after shaking off an illness that side-lined him last weekend.
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