Cork name 12 of last year's All-Ireland final team for Galway clash

Jack O’Connor, a substitute for Cork on Saturday, has been shortlisted for AIB club hurler of the year.

TEAM NEWS: Cork manager Pat Ryan has announced 12 of last year’s All-Ireland final starting team for Saturday’s de facto Division 1A semi-final against Galway in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Cork manager Pat Ryan has announced 12 of last year’s All-Ireland final starting team for Saturday’s de facto Division 1A semi-final against Galway in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7.30pm).

Eoin Downey, Seamus Harnedy and Alan Connolly, who are listed on the bench, are the only players missing from last July’s team for a game where a draw will be enough for The Rebels to secure a first NHL decider in three years.