Jason Gillane starts in goals as Limerick name side for Cork clash

EIGHT CHANGES: Cork's Brian Hayes shoots past Jason Gillane of Limerick. Picture:  ©INPHO/Ken Sutton

Jason Gillane starts in the Limerick goal for their season opener, the Division 1, Round 2 meeting with Cork in SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday.

Patrickswell man Gillane is one of eight changes from the side that lost to Cork in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final. Shane Dowling is listed as substitute goalkeeper.

While his older brother Aaron, Seamus Flanagan and David Reidy are on the bench, there are just seven starters from the previous meeting in Croke Park – Seán Finn, Dan Morrissey, Diarmuid Byrnes, Kyle Hayes, Gearóid Hegarty and Cian Lynch, who captains the side.

Hayes is given the No6 jersey and is flanked by Byrnes and Colin Coughlan while Barry Murphy is given a corner-back berth. In-form Adam English partners William O’Donoghue in midfield while the inside forward line is a youthful one comprising Donnacha Ó Dalaigh, Shane O’Brien and Patrick O’Donovan.

LIMERICK (AHL v Cork): J. Gillane; S. Finn, D. Morrissey, B. Murphy; D. Byrnes, K. Hayes, C. Coughlan; A. English, W. O’Donoghue; G. Hegarty, C. Lynch (c), A. O’Connor; D. Ó Dalaigh, S. O’Brien, P. O’Donovan. 

Subs: S. Dowling, S. Flanagan, A. Gillane, V. Harrington, M. Houlihan, E. Hurley, D. Langan, F. O’Connor, D. Reidy, C. Scully, E. Stokes.