Healy gets nod at midfield
Eoin Healy replaces the injured Rory O’Sullivan at midfield while Donal Óg Hodnett has recovered from injury to start at centre-forward.
An attacking reshuffle sees Mark Sugrue moving to full-forward, Luke Connolly switching to corner-forward and Dan MacEoin dropping to the bench.
CORK (U21FC v Kerry): S Mellet (Carrigaline); D O’Donovan (Ilen Rovers), D Cahalane (Castlehaven), A Cronin (Nemo Rangers); J Cronin (Lisgoold), T Clancy (Clonakilty), J Wall (Kilbrittain); E Healy (Aghada), R Deane (Bantry Blues); K Hallissey (Éire Óg), D Og Hodnett (O’Donovan Rossa), J O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers); L Connolly (Nemo Rangers), M Sugrue (Bandon), B Hurley (Castlehaven).
Subs: A O’Donoghue (Aghada), C O’Sullivan (Clyda Rovers), M O’Shea (Glengarriff), B O’Driscoll (Tadgh MacCarthaigh’s), D Nation (Nemo Rangers), S Kiely (Ballincollig), A Cadogan (Douglas), D MacEoin (Ilen Rovers), D Drake (Carrigaline).



