CLARE BOAST EIGHT players involved in last week’s senior decider in their team for tomorrow’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling final.

David McInerney, Colm Galvin, Tony Kelly and Podge Collins all started the drawn game against Cork while captain Paul Flanagan, Seadna Morey, Peter Duggan and Shane O’Donnell were among the substitutes in Croke Park.

The Banner, who are 1/66 favourites to clinch back-to-back titles against underdogs Antrim in Semple Stadium, show just one change from the semi-finals.

Aaron Cunningham, who was rated this week by management as “less than 50/50″ to recover from a hamstring tear, is replaced by Cathal Malone at wing-forward.

Kevin Ryan has named an unchanged Antrim side for tomorrow evening. The Saffrons shocked Wexford in the semis to become the first Ulster county to appear in an U21 hurling decider.

Clare: Ronan Taffe (Tubber); Paul Flanagan (Ballyea), David McInerney (Tulla), Jack Browne (Ballyea); Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge), Alan O’Neill (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield), Stephen O’Halloran (Clarecastle); Colm Galvin (Clonlara), Tony Kelly (Ballyea); Peter Duggan (Clooney Quin), Podge Collins (Cratloe), Cathal Malone (Ennistymon); Cathal O’Connell (Clonlara), Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg), Davy O’Halloran (Eire Óg).

Antrim: Ger Dixon (Cú Chulainn); Conal Morgan (Naomh Eoin), Matthew Donnelly (Mac Uilin), Tiernan Coyle (Na Seamróga); Tomás Ó’Ciaráin (Naomh Gall), Paddy McNaughton (Ruairí Óg), Ciarán Johnson (Naomh Eoin); Jackson McGreevey (Naomh Gall), Eoghan Campbell (Ruairí Óg);  Shane Dooey (Cú Chullain), Stephen McAfee (Mac Uilin), Niall McKenna (Pádraig Sairséil); Daniel McKernan (Pádraig Sairséil), Conor McCann (Creágan), Ciarán Clarke (Mac Uilin).

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