Cork make five changes, Limerick name strong team for Munster SHL clash 

The Cork squad for Wednesday's game does not feature any players who played in July's All-Ireland final defeat to Tipperary

Erin's Own hurler Robbie O'Flynn starts in the full-forward line for Cork against Limerick in the Munster Hurling League. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The Cork team named to face Limerick in Wednesday evening’s Co-Op Munster Senior Hurling League clash shows five changes from the side that began the Canon O’Brien Cup defeat to UCC.

Ger Millerick, Tom Hanley, Jack Kearney, Colin O’Brien and Robbie O’Flynn come in for Daire O’Leary, Micheál Mullins, Brian O’Sullivan, Alan Walsh and Seán Desmond.

O’Sullivan is named among the six substitute for the trip to TUS Gaelic Grounds. Unlike the UCC game when Seán O’Donoghue, Declan Dalton and Shane Kingston came off the bench, the announced squad does not feature any players who featured in last year’s All-Ireland final.

On Wednesday morning, Limerick named a strong match day panel for the game. It features nine players - Barry Murphy, Seán Finn, William O'Donoghue, Cian Lynch, Peter Casey, Tom Morrissey, Gearóid Hegarty, Nickie Quaid, and Mike Casey - who lined out for Limerick in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final defeat to Dublin last June. 

The game throws in at 7:35pm and it will be broadcast live on TG4.

CORK (MHL v Limerick): B. Saunderson (Midleton); C. Doolan (St Finbarrs), E. Roche (Bride Rovers), G. Millerick (Fr O’Neill’s); T. Hanley (Ballyhea), E. Twomey (St Finbarr’s), C. Tobin (Bride Rovers); C. Darcy (Sarsfields), J. Kearney (Castlelyons); Colin O’Brien (Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels), C. McCarthy (Sarsfields), J. O’Connor (Sarsfields); J. Cahalane (St Finbarr’s), S. Desmond (Watergrasshill), R. O’Flynn (Erin’s Own). 

Subs: D. O’Connell (Dromina), Cormac O’Brien (Newtownshandrum), B. O’Sullivan (Kanturk), M. Barrett (Carrigtwohill), J. Casey (Youghal), R. Dooley (Douglas).

LIMERICK: C Ryan (Pallasgreen); B Murphy (Doon), S Finn (Bruff), E Stokes (Doon); C Thomas (Doon), W O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh), M Fitzgerald (Monaleen); C Lynch (Patrickswell), D O’Donovan (Doon); J English (Garryspillane), P Casey (Na Piarsaigh), T Morrissey (Ahane); D Ó Dalaigh (Monaleen), G Hegarty (St Patrick’s), P O’Donovan (Effin) 

Subs: N Quaid (Effin), M Casey (Na Piarsaigh), H Flanagan (Garryspillane), D O’Shea (Garryspillane), E Hurley (Newcastle West), J Finn (Na Piarsaigh), J Cosgrove (Ahane), J O’Connor (Ahane)