Rebels reshuffle for clash with Kingdom

THE Cork minor hurling selectors have made a number of changes ahead of tonight’s Munster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final play-off against Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 6.30pm).

Alan Dennehy of Charleville and Castlelyons’ Colm Barry come into the full-back line while 16-year-old Pa O’Callaghan (Ballyhea) is at right corner-forward, with Cian Buckley, John Fitzgerald and Kevin O’Keeffe the players to miss out.

Seven players who started in Wednesday night’s eight-point defeat to Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds have been chosen in different positions, with captain Colm Spillane moving from full-back to centre-back, Shane O’Keeffe and Killian McIntyre at midfield and Darren Sweetnam transferring to full-forward, having worn number six on Wednesday.

CORK: G Minihane; Alan Dennehy, C Barry, Anthony Dennehy; K Burke, C Spillane, C Walsh; S O’Keeffe, K McIntyre; A Cadogan, D Cahill, C Murphy; P O’Callaghan, D Sweetnam, R O’Shea.

KERRY: K Fitzgibbon; T Moore, D Fitzell, M O’Halloran; D Collins, T Barrett, K O’Sullivan; E O’Connor, M Delaney; R Heffernan, PJ Connolly, L Fitzell; D Goulding, P Boyle, S Dunne.