LAST UPDATE | 19 Jun 2018

YOUNG PORTUMNA STAR Jack Canning returns to the Galway starting line-up for tomorrow night’s Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U21 hurling semi-final against Kilkenny.

A nephew of Hurler of the Year Joe, Canning arrived off the bench in the quarter-final win over Offaly but is one of two additions to the Tribe team, with Jack Fitzpatrick also coming in. Caelom Mulry and Ronan Murphy make way.

Four senior stars will spearhead Kilkenny’s challenge as DJ Carey takes charge for the first time in championship fare.

Corner-forward Bill Sheehan started in the recent Leinster senior round-robin victory over Wexford while centre-back Martin Keoghan, midfielder Richie Leahy and full-forward John Donnelly all came on as substitutes in that game.

Keoghan, Leahy, Sheehan and Donnelly will spearhead the Kilkenny side. INPHO INPHO

Leahy and Donnelly both hit a brace of points from play when sprung from the bench for that game.

All four players started in April’s league final win for Kilkenny over Tipperary in Nowlan Park.

Kilkenny have selected five players from last year’s All-Ireland U21 final loss to Limerick with Michael Cody, Tommy Walsh, Leahy and Donnelly all starting, while Keoghan came on as a substitute.

Carey has been in charge of the IT Carlow Fitzgibbon Cup side. Tom Beary / INPHO Tom Beary / INPHO / INPHO

Throw-in at O’Connor Park in Tullamore is 7.30pm.

Galway

1. Eanna Murphy (Tommy Larkins)

2. Ian O’Shea (Athenry)
3. Fintan Burke (St. Thomas)
4. Shane Bannon (Clarinbridge)

5. Jack Fitzpatrick (Killimordaly)
6. Mark Hughes (Liam Mellows)
7. Sean Loftus (Turloughmore)

8. Tomas Monaghan (Craughwell)
9. Jack Grealish (Gort)

10. Sean Bleahane (Ahascragh-Fohenagh)
11. Brian Concannon (Killimordaly)
12. Cianan Fahy (Ardrahan)

13. Evan Niland (Clarinbridge)
14. Jack Canning (Portumna)
15. Kevin Cooney (Sarsfields)

*A list of Galway substitutes has not been released

Kilkenny

1. Liam Dunphy (Lisdowney)

2. Michael Cody (Dunnamaggin)
3. Tommy Walsh (Tullaroan)
4. Ryan Bergin (John Lockes)

5. Tom Kenny (Dicksboro)
6. Martin Keoghan (Tullaroan)
7. Shane Murphy (Glenmore)

8. Edmond Delaney (Conahy Shamrocks)
9. Richie Leahy (Rower-Inistioge)

10. Colum Prendiville (Graigue-Ballycallan)
11. Conor Hennessy (Tullogher Rosbercon)
12. Adrian Mullen (Ballyhale Shamrocks)

13. Bill Sheehan (Dicksboro)
14. John Donnelly (Thomastown)
15. James Bergin (Conahy Shamrocks)

Subs

16. Darragh Phelan (Emeralds)
17. Cathal McGrath (John Lockes)
18. Michael Carey (Young Irelands)
19. Matt Kenny (Clara)
20 Eamonn Egan (Graigue-Ballycallan)
21. Robbie Murphy (Dicksboro)
22. Sean Carey (Young Irelands)
23. Shane Mahoney (O’Loughlin Gaels)
24. Niall Walsh (Windgap)

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