Updated 21.55pm
KILKENNY HAVE MADE five changes for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1A hurling league tie against Dublin from the team that defeated Cork last weekend.
Brian Kennedy starts at left corner-back in place of Shane Prendergast while Lester Ryan, who replaced the injured Conor Fogarty early in the game against Cork, continues at mid-field.
James Maher, Jonjo Farrell and John Power all start in attack with Colin Fennelly (injured), Conor Martin and Kevin Kelly, the players to lose out.
Bennettsbridge Liam Blanchfield is a new face on the bench.
Dublin have made three changes from last week’s win over Waterford with Gary Maguire starting in goal, Colm Cronin named at wing-forward and Mark Schutte drafted in at corner-forward.
Conor Dooley, Daire Plunkett and Fiontan McGibb are the players to make way.
Kilkenny
1. Richie Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
2. Paul Murphy (Danesfort)
3. Joey Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
4. Brian Kennedy (St Lachtain’s)
5. Pádraig Walsh (Tullaroan)
6. Kieran Joyce (Rower-Inistioge)
7. Cillian Buckley (Dicksboro)
8. Lester Ryan (Clara)
9. Diarmuid Cody (James Stephens)
10. Walter Walsh (Tullogher-Rosbercon)
11. TJ Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
12. James Maher (St Lachtain’s)
13. Jonjo Farrell (Thomastown)
14. John Power (Carrickshock)
15. Richie Hogan (Danesfort)
Subs
16. Alan Murphy (Glenmore)
17. Jackie Tyrrell (James Stephens)
18. Shane Prendergast (Clara)
19. Conor O’Shea (Clara)
20. Joe Lyng (Rower Inistioge)
21. Conor Martin (Emeralds)
22. Kevin Kelly (St Patrick’s)
23. Michael Malone (Mullinavat)
24. Chris Bolger (Clara)
25. Liam Blanchfield (Bennettsbridge)
Dublin
1. Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda)
2. Eoghan O’Donnell (Whitehall Colmcille)
3. Cian O’Callaghan (Cuala)
4. Oisin Gough (Cuala)
5. Chris Crummey (Lucan Sarsfields)
6. Liam Rushe (St Pat’s Palmerstown)
7. Shane Barrett (Na Fianna)
8. Darragh O’Connell (Cuala)
9. Johnny McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields)
10. Colm Cronin (Cuala)
11. Niall McMorrow (Ballyboden St Enda)
12. David Treacy (Cuala)
13. David O’Callaghan (Ballyboden St Enda)
14. Eamonn Dillon (Naomh Fionbarra)
15. Mark Schutte (Cuala)
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Come on kilkenny
No pressure on the Dubs, let’s go out and enjoy it before the last 8.
Go on St lachtains and Emeralds. Now we only need a Fenians man. A new Kavanagh , Lyng and Delaney maybe. Not asking for much ?