LAST UPDATE | 10 Feb 2023
SHANE KINGSTON, THE match-winning substitute against All-Ireland champions Limerick last Saturday night, comes into the Cork team to play Galway in Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 clash in Salthill.
The Douglas man joins the inside forward line with Robbie O’Flynn absent due to an ankle injury he picked up late during last weekend’s game.
Also coming into the starting XV are Eoin Roche at corner back, Cathal Cormack at wing back and Sean Twomey at wing forward. Luke Meade and Brian O’Sullivan drop to the bench.
Captain Sean O’Donoghue is out with a dead leg. Midleton’s Conor Lehane will lead the side from centre forward.
Cork (v Galway):
1. Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)
2. Conor O’Callaghan (Dromtarriffe), 3. Eoin Downey (Glen Rovers), 4. Eoin Roche (Bride Rovers)
5. Cathal Cormack (Blackrock), 6. Ciarán Joyce (Castlemartyr), 7. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
8. Brian Roche (Bride Rovers), 9. Tommy O’Connell (Midleton)
10. Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neill’s), 11. Conor Lehane (Midleton, capt), 12. Sean Twomey (Courcey Rovers)
13. Cormac Beausang (Midleton), 14. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers), 15. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
16. Ger Collins (Ballinhassig)
17. Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons)
18. Sean O’Leary Hayes (Midleton)
19. Cormac O’Brien (Newtownshandrum)
20. Brian O’Sullivan (Kanturk)
21. Sam Quirke (Midleton)
22. Conor Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
23. Shane Barrett (Blarney)
24. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
25. Colin Walsh (Kanturk)
26. Brian Hayes (St Finbarr’s)
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Elsewhere, Derek Lyng has made four changes to the starting Kilkenny team for Sunday’s meeting with Tipperary at Nowlan Park. [Throw in 1.30pm; Live TG4].
Darragh Corcoran starts at right wing-back and, as the only Ballyhale player involved among the full matchday squad, captains the team. Conor Heary also starts in defence, while Killian Doyle comes into midfield and Shane Walsh starts at 15, with Billy Ryan dropping back to the half-forward line.
The Kilkenny senior hurling team to face Tipperary on Sunday in UPMC Nowlan Park in round 2 of the Allianz NHL has been named. #kilkennygaa#gaa #allianznhl #wherewebelong #riseagain
— Kilkenny GAA (@KilkennyCLG) February 10, 2023
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Liam Cahill, by contrast, has made sweeping changes to his Tipperary side for the game.
Only five players retain their places from last week’s win over Laois, with only the three players in the full-back line wearing the same number on their backs. Otherwise, captain Noel McGrath moves from midfield to the half-forward line, while Ronan Maher shifts from six to seven.
Seamus Callanan is among the players returning to the starting team, along with Jason Forde, Jake Morris and Dan McCormack. Rhys Skelly is given an opportunity to impress between the sticks.
— Tipperary GAA (@TipperaryGAA) February 10, 2023
Delighted for him!
South Africa European based coach, so back to Munster?
@Sean Fahey: jaysus. If your not going to say something constructive then don’t say anything at all.
@Anthony O Connell: with the new lineup of coaches at Munster and little gain this season you have to consider if we got it wrong with Felix?
I’m more and more convinced it’s the mentality and/or skills of the players plus the Munster style of play that is/was the problem. Not the coaching skills of Felix or Flannery.
Fair play to him. Hope he goes well.
Only Irish player with a RWC winners medal? :P