Cork near full strength against weakened Cats

Jimmy Barry-Murphy has kept faith with the Cork side that bowed out of last year’s Championship by reinstating all but three of them for tomorrow’s Allianz League opener.

The Rebels boss has included a dozen of the side that lined out in August’s heavy All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Tipperary.

Two of those that aren’t included, Shane O’Neill and Lorcan McLoughlin, are among the subs for the visit of Kilkenny while the third player, Stephen McDonnell, wasn’t considered due to injury.