Cork boss Ryan makes 12 changes for Canon O'Brien Cup clash with UCC

Cork manager Pat Ryan. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Cork manager Pat Ryan has rung the changes for Friday’s annual Canon O’Brien Cup game with UCC at The Mardyke (7pm) in aid of the Dillon Quirke Foundation.

Niall O’Leary, Cormac O’Brien and Pádraig Power are the only survivors from last Saturday’s challenge win over Waterford in Fraher Field as 12 alterations are made to the side named to face the university.

Captain Rob Downey, who was due to start that game only to be replaced at the 11th hour, is named to start against his alumni. He is one of five 2024 All-Ireland final starters – O’Leary, former skipper Seán O’Donoghue, Tim O’Mahony and Shane Barrett the other four.

Patrick Collins begins on the bench where Patrick Horgan is also named. Along with Shane Kingston, O’Donoghue, O’Mahony and Barrett are among those who came on against Waterford last weekend that are set to make their first start of the new season.

CORK (SH v UCC): B. Saunderson (Midleton); E. Roche (Bride Rovers), N. O’Leary (Castlelyons), S. O’Donoghue (Inniscarra); C. Cahalane (St Finbarrs), R. Downey (c, Glen Rovers), C. O’Brien (Newtownshandrum); T. O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum), B. Roche (Bride Rovers); D. Healy (Lisgoold), S. Barrett (Blarney), S. Kingston (Douglas): P. Power (Blarney), A. Walsh (Kanturk), J. Cahalane (St Finbarrs). 

Subs: P. Collins (Ballinhassig), G. Millerick (Fr O’Neills), D. O’Sullivan (Ballinhassig), M. Mullins (Whitechurch), L. Meade (Newcestown), D. Fitzgibbon (Charleville), E. Carey (Kilworth), P. Horgan (Glen Rovers), R. Cotter (Blackrock), D. Dalton (Fr O’Neills), B. Hayes (St Finbarrs).

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