CLARE HAVE MADE a total of 10 changes as they prepare to welcome Cork to Cusack Park for tomorrow afternoon’s Munster Senior Hurling clash at Cusack Park.
Joint-Managers Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor will be aiming to make it back-to-back league wins following last weekend’s comprehensive defeat of Kerry seven days ago.
The 2013 All-Ireland champions got the new campaign off to the perfect start with a 20 point win over the Kingdom last Saturday; David Reidy, Cathal O’Connell, Shane O’Donnell and Bobby Duggan all beating goalkeeper Martin Stackpoole with well-taken goals.
Just five players from that side are retained for the visit of last season’s champions Cork — Conor Cleary, David McInerney, Ryan Taylor, Cathal Malone and Niall Deasy — with 10 new faces entering the fray for Sunday’s clash.
Donal Tuohy is replaced in goal by Patrick Kelly, while Eoin Quirke and captain Patrick O’Connor come in to replace Jack Browne and Rory Hayes at corner back.
Joint Managers Donal Moloney and Gerry O'Connor have made 10 changes from the @GaaClare team that beat Kerry last week for Sunday's clash with @OfficialCorkGAA in the second round of the 2018 @CoOpSuperstores @MunsterGAA Hurling League in Cusack Park, Ennis, at 2.00 p.m. pic.twitter.com/giIobYmnBF
— Clare Senior Hurlers (@ClareSenHurlers) January 6, 2018
Both Seadna Morey and David Fitzgerald are deployed at wing back, as Diarmuid Ryan is left out of the 29-man squad and Mikey O’Malley drops to the bench.
Cork came out on top when the sides met in this league fixture 12 months ago, with Conor Lehane scoring 0-8 as the visitors left Sixmilebridge with a 0-19 to 0-15 win in January 2017.
New boss John Meyler will be looking to mark his first competitive inter-county win in charge having taken over from Kieran Kingston, who stepped down at the end of September.
Cork got their title defence off to a rocky start having been handed a six point defeat in their curtain-raiser against Limerick last weekend in Mallow.
Clare team to face Cork:
1. Patrick Kelly
2. Eoin Quirke
3. Conor Cleary
4. Patrick O’Connor (c)
5. David Fitzgerald
6. David McInerney
7. Seadna Morey
8. Ryan Taylor
9. Colm Galvin
10. Ian Galvin
11. Cathal Malone
12. Niall Deasy
13. Billy Connors
14. Peter Duggan
15. Conor McGrath
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Longfords to lose without a doubt
I was wondering why they weren’t on the list…..
In all fairness are you that stuck for articles that you’ve to put up this poll.
Maybe if Australia and Azerbaijan could enter the dubs might be challenged.
The only things less anticipated are the Ulster and Connacht Hurling Chanpionships
Is this a joke
Yes, enjoy it.
This must be the most ridiculous poll ever! Why not set one up for the colour of the sky!
The colour comes from sunlight that has been scattered by the air. There’s also red sunlight but not in a high enough concentration to do anything to effect the colour.
I thought it was to do with light passing through nitrogen.
cant wait for RTE’s live coverage of Dublins Leinster Quarter Final, should be worth the license fee.
MON LOUTH!!
Silly poll
Everyone knows the DUBS are the masters
~32% of the country are delusional, and I’m a non-Dublin Leinster man.
I wouldn’t say delusional , I clicked on laois for the craic !
Slow news day, lads??
The fact that bookmakers are only taking bets for ‘Leinster without Dublin’ says it all.
Highly Anticipated my arse .
I am surprised it is only 69%
You can treat 30% as ‘spoiled votes’ made up Dubs voting for other counties for a laugh and a hardcore who will only vote for their county.
That would leave about 1% who actually believe another county will win so the poll should be showing about 99% for Dublin
Meath for Leinster, Meath for Sam. Hon d’Kaypak.
You must be bloody joking Stephen, Lord lamb a jaysus this is a crazy statement to make?? Hoh? Are ya mad??
Sure jaysus Meath are diobolical at the minute, hoh? Ya feckin lug ya
Pointless pole.
Dublin is 68% it shows people just vote for their counties
Stupid question