Lehane and Coughlan key figures for Cork

Senior stars Conor Lehane and Jamie Coughlan will be key figures in the Cork attack for tomorrow night’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC quarter-final clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Cork, managed by Ger Fitzgerald, named their side last night, with left half-forward Lehane and right corner-forward Coughlan two of the five remaining players from the team which began against Limerick in last year’s final. Full-back Damien Cahalane, centre-back Christopher Joyce and full-forward Dean Brosnan are the others.

Another member of Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s senior panel, midfielder Darren Sweetnam, is not considered due to Leaving Cert commitments, though another of last year’s minors, Castlelyons’ Colm Spillane, is selected at left corner-back despite also sitting the exam. Lisgoold’s John Cronin, right half-back on this year’s Cork U21 football squad, is chosen at centre-forward.