MICHAEL RYAN HAS made two changes to his Tipperary team for Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship semi-final clash with Galway.
Goalkeeper Darren Gleeson returns in place of Darragh Mooney while Michael Cahill slots in at corner-back with Tomás Hamill losing out.
James Barry moves to full-back to accommodate the defensive switch.
It means that the reigning champions will take to the field with 14 of the players who started the 2016 All-Ireland decider against Kilkenny.
Meanwhile, Galway boss Michael Donoghue has kept change to a minimum.
Cathal Mannion returns from injury and takes his place at wing-forward with Jason Flynn stepping aside.
Tipperary team
1. Darren Gleeson (Portroe)
2. Donagh Maher (Burgess)
3. James Barry (Upperchurch-Drombane)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Séamus Kennedy (St Mary’s Clonmel)
6. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
7. Pádraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields, captain)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)
9. Michael Breen (Ballina)
10. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha-Dorrha)
12. Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
13. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
14. Séamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
15. John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
Galway team
1. Colm Callanan (Kinvara)
2. Adrian Tuohy (Beagh)
3. Daithi Burke (Turloughmore)
4. John Hanbury (Rahoon/Newcastle)
5. Padraic Mannion (Ahascragh/Fohenagh)
6. Gearoid McInerney (Oranmore/Maree)
7. Aidan Harte (Gort)
8. Johnny Coen (Loughrea)
9. David Burke (captain, St. Thomas)
10. Cathal Mannion
11. Joe Canning (Portumna)
12. Joseph Cooney (Sarsfields)
13. Conor Whelan (Kinvara)
14. Niall Burke (Oranmore/Maree)
15. Conor Cooney (St. Thomas)
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How Leinster could do with a guy like him. This lad is side stepping guys like they are not even there. Lowe’s big focus is hoping to get tackled by a guy that will give him an opportunity to place the ball into him to try win a penalty regardless of how not in the way the guy is. This guy is so good and a joy to watch!
@T Dawg: what are you smoking? ANY team would love to have Kolbe. Best attacking wing in the world. Lowe is still class though. Hes scored 9 tries this season. Compared to his competition in the irish squad hes doing pretty well: conway=8, earls=3, stockdale=2, larmour=1.
@Rudiger McMonihan: I am staying when the game isn’t going well for Lowe, he is more interested in trying to cheat. Easy to lead the try count with Leinster playing so well
@T Dawg: if that’s the case why doesnt every leinster winger score so many tries?
@Rudiger McMonihan: Dave Kearney has 12 tries in 13 games. Lowe 9 in 17.
Great discussion Rudiger.
@T Dawg: I said every winger. You picked out one player who had a great season but even if you take his average over his career Lowe is still better. Keenan, Larmour, McFadden dont score as many. AByrne has had good seasons and bad seasons in terms of try scoring too. Lowe consistently scores loads of tries year after year.
@Rudiger McMonihan: McFadden played 4 games. Keenan played 3 games on wing, Larmour played 1 back in 19′. This is like talking to a child. Read the stats
That step was filthy.