Leinster announces Railway Cup side

Leinster have announced their Railway Cup hurling team to play Connacht in the semi-final on Saturday at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.

The starting 15 is dominated by Kilkenny's All-Ireland winning side with only four not Cats making the grade, David O'Connor (Wexford), Conal Keaney (Dublin), Rory McCarthy (Wexford) and Brendan Murphy (Offaly).

Panel in full: J McGarry (Kilkenny); M Kavanagh (Kilkenny), N Hickey (Kilkenny), D O'Connor (Kilkenny); R Mulally (Kilkenny), P Barry (Kilkenny), JJ Delaney (Kilkenny); D Lyng (Kilkenny), A Comerford (Kilkenny); B McEvoy (Kilkenny), H Shefflin (Kilkenny), C Keaney (Dublin); R McCarthy (Wexford), Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny), Brendan Murphy (Offaly).

Substitutes: D Fitzhenry, R Mallon, J Brady, K Martin, N Rigney, J Hoyne, D Hyland, J Coogan, M Jordan, S Martin, L Ryan, C Kehoe, B Carroll.