Fitzhenry makes comeback against the Cats

After a long injury layoff, Wexford's All-Star goalkeeper Damien Fitzhenry makes his long awaited return to action for the Model county this weekend against Kilkenny.

The highly rated netminder and member of Loch Gorman's 1996 All-Ireland winning side makes his first start of the season in a purple and gold team that sees a re-shuffle of the forwards.

Glynn-Barntown's Michael Doyle comes in at wing forward, Barry Lambert at corner forward and Oulart-the-Ballagh's David Redmond at full forward at the expense of John Breen and David "Doc" O'Connor.

Wexford corner back Malachy Travers believes the county is making progress in their ongoing search for silverware despite their inconsistent league form.

Wexford Senior Hurling Team v Kilkenny: Damien Fitzhenry, Malachy Travers, Keith Rossiter, Paul Roche, Richie Kehoe, Willie Doran, Diarmuid "Gizzy" Lyng, Michael Jacob, John O'Connor, Michael Doyle, Eoin Quigley, Stephen Nolan, Barry Lambert, David Redmond, Rory Jacob.