CORK HAVE NAMED their starting XV for the re-fixed McGrath Cup Round 2 game with Waterford on Thursday evening.

The game, originally due to be played on Sunday, was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and Cork’s new manager Peadar Healy has made a number of changes from the side named for that fixture.

Cobh’s Kieran Histon, who was not named among the 23 for Sunday’s game, comes into the full-back line while Mark Collins drops out of the half-back line to be replaced by Tom Clancy.

Brian Hurley and Peter Kelleher are both named among the full-forwards with Dan McEoin and Seamus Hickey dropping to the bench.

Throw-in at Mallow is at 8pm.

Cork XV to face Waterford

1. Brendan O’Connell (Glanmire)

2. Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
3. Jamie O Sullivan (Bishopstown)
4. Kieran Histon (Cobh)

5. Tomas Clancy (Fermoy)
6. James Loughrey (Mallow)
7. Bart Daly (Newmarket)

8. Ian Maguire (St Finbarrs)
9. Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)

10. Andrew O Sullivan (Castletownbere)
11. Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers)
12. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)

13. Daniel Goulding (Eire Og)
14. Peter Kelleher (Kilmichael)
15. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)

Subs
16. Ken O Halloran (Bishopstown)
17. Jamie Davis (Douglas)
18. Lorcan Harrington (Castletownbere)
19. Mark Collins (O Donovan Rossa)
20. Killian O Hanlon (Kilshannig)
21. Brian Coughlan (Kinsale)
22. Dan McEoin (Ilen Rovers)
23. Seamus Hickey (Rockchapel)
24. Kevin O Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)

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