LEINSTER CHAMPIONS KILKENNY make three changes for tomorrow’s All-Ireland minor hurling semi-final against Waterford.
Captain James Tyrell and Daniel O’Connor both start on the bench with Conor Delaney and John Walsh named instead at corner-back and full-forward by manager Pat Hoban.
Graigue Ballycallan’s Vinny Teehan replaces the injured Garry Kelly at centre-forward.
Throw-in for the curtain-raiser at Croke Park is at 1.30pm.
Kilkenny (MHC v Waterford): Darren Brennan (St. Lachtains); Conor Delaney (Erins Own), Evan Cody (Dicksboro), Ciaran Wallace (Erins Own); James Maher (St. Lachtains), Jason Stanley (Galmoy), Darragh Joyce (Rower Inistioge); Niall Mullins (James Stephens), Ciaran Ryan (Rower Inistioge); Liam Blanchfield (Bennettsbridge), Vinny Teehan (Graigue Ballycallan), Kevin Kenny (Dicksboro); Alan Murphy (Glenmore), John Walsh (Mullinavat), Eoin Kenny (Slieverue).Substitutes: Darragh Holohan (Dicksboro), Jason Cleere (Bennettsbridge), Sean Morrissey (Bennettsbridge), Michael Kenny (Lisdowney), Liam Hennessy (Glenmore), Eoin Brennan (Erins Own), Luke Scanlon (James Stephens), James Tyrrell (James Stephens), Daniel O’Connor (O’Loughlin Gaels).
Hon the kittens, looking forward to a close battle with our Waterford neighbors tomorrow.
Up the Deise! No Kk team in Croke Park on all-Ireland final day! good stuff!
Jayss Thomas thats rich comin from Waterford how times have ye being in final in croke park and how much sucess in the last 10 years Muppet….
All I’m saying is that it’s nice that the “weaker counties” ie Waterford. Limerick etc are having days out in Croker.