TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLING Colm Bonnar has made eight changes to his team for their Allianz League meeting with Dublin.
Bonnar’s selection for tomorrow’s game at FBD Semple Stadium (5pm) includes a first start of the season for 2019 Hurler of the Year Seamus Callanan.
The Drom & Inch man is named at full-forward, as the Division 1B leaders aim to make it three wins from three having already accounted for Laois and Kilkenny.
Barry Hogan takes over in goal, while Brian McGrath, Eoghan Connolly, Robert Byrne and Ronan Maher are all drafted into the backline.
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Paddy Cadell comes in at midfield, with Paul Flynn the other addition to the forwards.
Tipperary (v Dublin)
- 1. Barry Hogan (Kiladangan)
- 2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill)
- 3. Brian McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
- 4. Eoghan Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs)
- 5. Robert Byrne (Portroe)
- 6. Seamus Kennedy (St Mary’s)
- 7. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields – captain)
- 8. Alan Flynn (Kiladangan)
- 9. Paddy Cadell (JK Brackens)
- 10. Michael Breen (Ballina)
- 11. Jason Forde (Silvermines)
- 12. Ger Browne (Cashel King Cormacs)
- 13. Jake Morris (Nenagh Éire Óg)
- 14. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
- 15. Paul Flynn (Kiladangan)
Subs:
- 16. Brian Hogan (Lorrha Dorrha)
- 17. Conor Bowe (Moyne-Templetuohy)
- 18. Cian Darcy (Kilruane McDonaghs)
- 19. Enda Heffernan (Clonoulty Rossmore)
- 20. Patrick Maher (Lorrha Dorrha)
- 21. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)
- 22. John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
- 23. Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
- 24. James Quigley (Kiladangan)
- 25. Dillon Quirke (Clonoulty Rossmore)
- 26. Conor Stakelum (Thurles Sarsfields)
A big advantage leinster have is that they have had competive games against very good opposition and still come into the game fresh.
Hopefully will conners chop tackles their ball carriers out of the game and the ref keeps their defencive line on side. Presure is firmly on the English too. Lose this and their year is over as a club where as leinster have the league title in the cabinet. So the season won’t end up a zero even if they are beat.
@Chris Mc: ah come on, having the pro 14 in the bag means zero to Leinster it’s a rubbish competition consisting of second and third string teams. It’s win or nothing for Leinster today !
@Darren Mullins: a 5 nation tournament means zero? Winning a single interpro match is a massive win. I’m sorry you have been spoilt but if you think the league is nothing ask any fan of the western province was winning the league meaningless.
@Darren Mullins: if it was meaningless why did they try so hard to win it?
@Rudiger McMonihan: Well Leinster’s best player and captain was on the bench rested for the final. So that tells a lot about how the competition is viewed.
@Gareth Ward: exactly it’s a joke of a competition!
@Chris Mc: if they could get the south African franchises to sign, then it would be a credible competition!!
Sarries by 3
@Cortiss: …thats an early morning ball hop anyway!! Match on now, Canterbury vs Taranaki and it is as good a rugby contest as I’ve seen in near 60 yrs. Try to catch a re-run if you want to be entertained. Its genuinely a classic.
Leinster by 12, they are just unstoppable
@Patrick O Connell: haha