Back to the future as 10 Rebels back in fray

TEN of the Cork team that started in last August’s semi-final defeat to Kilkenny, were named in the starting 15 last night for Cork’s NHL Division One trip to Clare on Sunday.

Cork interim boss John Considine has named a strong side for duty, with Diarmuid O’Sullivan, Brian Murphy, Sean Óg Ó hAilpín, Jerry O’Connor and Joe Deane the absentees from last year’s championship team. None of that quintet feature on the bench, with fellow 2008 panel members Eoin Cadogan, Kevin Hartnett, Neil Ronan and Kieran ‘Fraggy’ Murphy being introduced in their place.

There had been some confusion last night over whether O’Sullivan would play at full-back but Considine confirmed that Cadogan will don the no.3 jersey. Elsewhere Hartnett starts at left half-back, Ronan plays at full-forward and Murphy is named at left corner-forward.