BRIAN MCGRATH WILL captain the Tipperary minor hurlers when they begin their Electric Ireland Munster championship campaign against Waterford on Saturday.

In the absence of injured St Mary’s player Gavin Ryan, vice-captain McGrath will lead the team into battle at Walsh Park.

McGrath is a younger brother of Tipp senior star Noel and he was a dual player last year as the Premier County contested All-Ireland minor finals in both codes.

McGrath is one of three players who started against Galway at Croke Park in the hurling decider last September, along with Cian Darcy and Lyndon Fairbrother.

There are eight survivors from the matchday 24 that was named for the Galway loss as manager Liam Cahill targets a winning start to the 2016 campaign.

Tipperary are reigning Munster champions and they’ll throw-in against the Déise at 2pm, with the winners through to a provincial semi-final, and the losers facing a play-off against Clare.

Waterford have made two changes in personnel from the team defeated by Cork in the first round.

Conor Dalton and Tom Barron come into the starting line-up in place of Darragh McGrath and Dylan Guiry.

Tipperary

1. Ciarán Barrett – Clonmel Óg

2. Cillian O’Dwyer – Killenaule
3. Brian McGrath (Capt.) – Loughmore-Castleiney
4. Jerome Cahill – Kilruane MacDonaghs

5. Gavin Dunne – Holycross-Ballycahill
6. Michael Whelan – Carrick Davins
7. Tom Murphy – J.K. Brackens

8. Bryan O’Mara – Holycross-Ballycahill
9. Jake Morris – Nenagh Éire Óg

10. Ger Browne – Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams
11. Dillion Quirke – Clonoulty-Rossmore
12. Mark Kehoe – Kilsheelan-Kilcash

13. Shane Neville – Lattin Cullen
14. Cian Darcy – Kilruane MacDonaghs
15. Lyndon Fairbrother – J.K. Brackens

Subs

16. Barry Hogan – Kildangan
17. Cian Flanagan – Newport
18. Paddy Cadell – J.K. Brackens
19. Kieran Breen – Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams
20. Rian Doody – Cappawhite
21. Dean O’Connor – Killenaule
22. Robbie Quirke – Cappawhite
23. Conor Stakelum – Thurles Sarsfields
24. Ciaran Kelly – Kildangan

Waterford

1. Billy Nolan (Roanmore)

2. Conor Giles Doran (De La Salle)
3. James Flavin (Ardmore)
19. Tom Barron (Fourmilewater)

5. Donal Power (Passage)
6. Eoghan Murray (Ballyduff Upper)
7. Michael O’Brien (Ballinameena)

8. Eoin McGrath (Butlerstown)
9. Harry Ruddle Redmond (Ballygunner)

10. Jack Prendergast (Lismore)
17. Conor Dalton (Clonea)
12. Cathal Curran (Brickey Rangers)

13. Michael Mahony (Ballygunner)
14. Neil Montgomery (Abbeyside)
15. Thomas Douglas (De La Salle)

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