Five changes for Dublin hurlers

Dublin hurling boss Tommy McNaughton has made five changes to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Offaly - a tie which sees the boys in blue fighting for their top-tier lives.

If McNaughton's charges lose their final Group 2 outing at Parnell Park (throw-in 3pm), a relegation play-off against either Antrim or Laois lies in wait. The losers of that will drop out of the Championship proper and into the second-tier Christy Ring Cup competition for 2006.