Cork make four changes for Allianz League clash with Limerick

Cork manager Pat Ryan before the AHL Division 1A match against Wexford at Chadwicks Wexford Park.

Cork have made four alterations to the team that defeated Wexford for Saturday evening’s Division 1 clash with Limerick in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Two of the changes are enforced: suspended Declan Dalton is replaced by Ethan Twomey and Eoin Roche comes in for last season’s captain Seán O’Donoghue who picked up a groin injury against Wexford.

Ciarán Joyce comes into the half-back line from where Tim O’Mahony switches to midfield to replace Luke Meade, who is named among the substitutes. Alan Connolly is selected in the full-forward line and Brian Roche also moves to the bench.

Eoin Downey and Mark Coleman are also among the reserves as well as Patrick Horgan, who was named in the squad for the trip to Chadwicks Wexford Park but didn’t travel.

Captain Robert Downey has recovered from a rolled ankle last Saturday to be selected at centre-half back. Seamus Harnedy was a second-half substitute last weekend but is not named in the panel for Saturday.

In total, Cork go with nine of the team that began last year’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Limerick – Patrick Collins, Niall O’Leary, Joyce, Robert Downey, Tim O’Mahony, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Shane Barrett, Brian Hayes and Connolly.

CORK (AHL v Limerick): P Collins (Ballinhassig); N O’Leary (Castlelyons), G Millerick (Fr O’Neills), E Roche (Bride Rovers); C Joyce (Castlemartyr), R Downey (c, Glen Rovers), C O’Brien (Newtownshandrum); T O’Mahony (do.), D Fitzgibbon (Charleville); E Twomey (St Finbarrs), S Kingston (Douglas), S Barrett (Blarney); B Hayes (St Finbarrs), P Power (Blarney), A Connolly (Blackrock). 

Subs: B Saunderson (Midleton), E Downey (Glen Rovers), D Cahalane (St Finbarrs), M Coleman (Blarney), M Mullins (Whitechurch), L Meade (Newcestown), B Roche (Bride Rovers), D Healy (Lisgoold), C Lehane (Midleton), P Horgan (Glen Rovers), R Cotter (Blackrock).