WATERFORD BOSS DEREK Lyons has made five changes for tonightโs Munster minor hurling semi-final against Clare in Dungarvan.
MJ Sutton and Colm Roche return from injury while Michael Cronin and Jack Mullaney are also introduced to defensive positions while Aaron OโSullivan will start at full-forward.
David Prendergast, Shane Murray, Edmond OโHalloran, Joe Allen and captain Shane Ryan are the players to make way from the Deise side.
Five Waterford players who featured in last yearโs All-Ireland minor final victory have been named in the team โ centre-back Colm Roche, the half-forward line of Shane Bennett, Conor Gleeson and Cormac Curran, and corner-forward Patrick Curran.
Clare have made just the one change to their team with Ben OโGorman coming in to start at right half-back in a move that generates a positional reshuffle and sees Liam OโDonovan make way.
WATERFORD
1. Billy Nolan โ Roanmore
2. Eddie Hayden โ Ballygunner
3. M.J. Sutton โ Ferrybank
4. Michael Cronin โ Ardmore
5. Conor Prunty โ Abbeyside/Ballinacourty
6. Colm Roche โ Shamrocks
7. Jack Mullaney โ Stradbally
8. Darragh Lyons โ Dungarvan
9. Andy Molumby โ Cappoquin
10. Shane Bennett โ Ballysaggart
11. Conor Gleeson โ Fourmilewater
12. Cormac Curran โ Brickey Rangers
13. Peter Hogan โ Ballygunner
14. Aaron O Sullivan โ Cappoquin
15. Patrick Curran โ Dungarvan โ
CLARE
1. Jason Loughnane (Sixmilebridge)
2. Ciaran Cooney (OโCallaghan Mills)
3. Seamus Downey (Clonlara)
4. Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones)
5. Ben OโGorman (Wolfe Tones)
6. Darragh Walsh (รire รg)
7. Jason McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona)
8. David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona)
9. Michael OโMalley (Kilmaley)
10. Ian Galvin (Clonlara)
11. Colin Corbett (Tulla)
12. Michael OโShea (Smith OโBriens)
13. Padraic McNamara (Kilmaley)
14. Aaron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)
15. Brian Guilfoyle (St Josephโs Doora-Barefield)
They keep signing forwards but long keeps finding a way to get back into teamโฆ.. fingers crossed he can again. And that ombefami gets a good run of games next session too.
@Augustus hoop: A bit like Steve Finnan and Glen Whelan before him. Every season they spend a fortune replacing them with an expensive new signing. Every season they return to the old reliable only to repeat the process the following year. How many fullbacks did Pool sign to replace Finnan? Or Stoke midfielders?
@Augustus hoop: except this guy could actually be the real deal Iโm amazed itโs taken this long for a epl club to take the risk