Cork make eight changes for Limerick league clash, Tipp make seven for Waterford trip
Shane Kingston is set to make his first start of this year's National League against Limerick. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
Cork manager Ben O'Connor has made eight changes to his side to face Limerick on Saturday night from the one which defeated Kilkenny last weekend.
Patrick Collins, Eoin Roche, Ger Millerick, Ethan Twomey, Micheál Mullins, Shane Kingston, Alan Walsh and Shane Barrett all come into the starting team. Kingston will make his first start of the league while Barrett returns from suspension.Â
Paudie O'Sullivan, Seán O'Donoghue, Niall O'Leary, Cormac O'Brien, Darragh Fitzgibbon, William Buckley, Hugh O'Connor and Alan Connolly are those to miss out. All of those to drop of the starting team - bar Buckley and Connolly - are on the bench.Â
With skipper Darragh Fitzgibbon absent from the starting team, and vice-captain Mark Coleman from the matchday 26, Tim O'Mahony will captain the team.Â
Cork currently sit top of Division 1A with four wins from four games while Limerick are two points further back.Â
Saturday's game at the Gaelic Grounds throws in at 7pm. It will be broadcast live on TG4.Â
Meanwhile Galway and Kilkenny have named their teams for their round six match at Pearse Stadium on Saturday evening.
Throw-in is at 5.15pm and it will be shown live on RTÉ2.
Finally, Liam Cahill has made seven changes to his Tipperary side that faced Limerick two weeks ago for their clash with Waterford at Walsh Park on Sunday (throw-in is at 3.15pm).
Rhys Shelly, Robert Doyle, Ronan Maher, Kevin McCarthy, OisĂn O’Donoghue, Jason Forde and Stefan Tobin all come into the starting line-up for the All-Ireland Hurling champions.
P Collins (Ballinhassig); E Roche (Bride Rovers), D O’Leary (Watergrasshill), G Millerick (Fr O’Neill’s); E Twomey (St Finbarr’s), E Downey (Glen Rovers), M Mullins (Glen Rovers); T O’Connell (Midleton), C Joyce (Castlemartyr); B Walsh (Killeagh), T O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum), S Kingston (Douglas); A Walsh (Kanturk), B Hayes (St Finbarr’s), S Barrett (Blarney).
P O’Sullivan (Fr O’Neill’s), D Cahalane (St Finbarr’s), S O’Donoghue (Inniscarra), N O’Leary (Castlelyons), C O’Brien (Newtownshandrum), D Fitzgibbon (Charleville), H O’Connor (Newmarket), R O’Flynn (Erin’s Own), D Dalton (Fr O’Neill’s), P Power (Blarney), S Harnedy (St Ita’s).
D Fahy; J Ryan, D Morrissey, K Hanrahan; P Mannion, C Trayers, R Glennon; C Fahy, C Daniels; T Monaghan, C Mannion, T Killeen; C Whelan, J Rabitte, A Niland.
S O'Halloran, S Murphy, TJ Brennan, S Linnane, C Cooney, R Burke, C Molloy, E Niland, D Neary, C Killeen, O Lohan.
A Tallis; R Garrett, M Carey, I Bolger; D Blanchfield, D Corcoran, P Deegan; C Kenny, J Molloy; L Moore, E Cody, L Connellan; N Shortall, M Keoghan, T Phelan.
D Galway, J Neary, S Murphy, K Doyle, R Reid, P McDonald, J Donnelly, C Beirne, I Byrne, M Brennan, L Hogan.
D Quirke; E Leen, S McGrath, S Foran; J O’Connor, K O’Connor, M Leane; K Goulding, R Walsh; T Doyle, C Walsh, J Brick; M Slattery, O Maunsell, J Conway.
C Bohane, G Dooley, H Lenihan, D Casey, L Rochford, A Segal, L Óg O’Connor, J Sheehan, I Conway, D Kearney, K Carmody.
B Douglas; M Gallagher, O Ivers, C Murray; S O’Brien, D Kenny, O Greally; J Heraty, D Huane; R Duffy, C Phillips, E Delaney; C Scahill, P Murphy, S Boland.
K Duffy, S Kenny, E Ryan, P Mooney, C Enright, A Rowland, F Burke, S McGhee, J Burke, B Sheridan, D Phillips.
R Shelly; R Doyle, B O’Mara, C Morgan; E Connolly, R Maher, J Caesar; C Stakelum, N McGrath; J Morris, K McCarthy, O O’Donoghue; D McCarthy, J Forde, S Tobin.
B Hogan, S Kenneally, S Kennedy, J Leamy, C Martin, B McGrath, A Ormond, G O’Connor, J Ryan, K Ryan, D Stakelum.
B Nolan; A O’Neill, M Fitzgerald, I Kenny; S Mackey, T De Burca, S Bennett; D Lyons, P Leavy; J Prendergast, J Barron, R Halloran; S Walsh, J Fagan, D Hutchinson.
A Reade, C Keane, M Power, D Lalor, B Lynch, P Curran, P Hogan, C Lyons, C Treen, J Power, M Kiely.
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