WATERFORD WELCOME SEVERAL of their established players back into their starting line-up for tonight’s Munster senior hurling league tie against Limerick.

So far this season, manager Derek McGrath has been in an experimental mood for their clashes with Cork and Clare.

The Deise boss has made 14 changes for tonight’s clash in the Gaelic Grounds with Paudie Prendergast the only player from last Sunday’s loss to Clare to be named to start.

There’s 2016 seasonal bows for Noel Connors, Jamie Barron, Kevin Moran, Jake Dillon, Maurice Shanahan and Austin Gleeson.

In total there are ten players selected that featured for Waterford in last August’s All-Ireland semi-final loss to Kilkenny.

Waterford

1. Ian O’Regan (Mount Sion)

2. Paudie Prendergast (Lismore)
3. Shane Fives (Tourin)
4. Noel Connors (Passage)

5. Shane Roche (Shamrocks)
6. Shane McNulty (De La Salle)
7. Conor Gleeson (Fourmilewater)

8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater)
9. Kevin Moran (De La Salle)

10. Colin Dunford (Colligan)
11. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart)
12. Jake Dillon (De La Salle)

13. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)
14. Maurice Shanahan (Lismore)
15. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan)

Kilkenny legend Richie Power has announced his inter-county retirement

‘I’d hate to play in a game in the melting pot and have to come off based on being 35′