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Alan Cronin and Brian O'Driscoll celebrate with Conor Dorman a Cork score. James Crombie/INPHO
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Three changes for Cork ahead of Munster U21 football final

David Power, meanwhile, has stuck with the same starting Tipperary XV from their semi-final victory.

Updated 12:20

IF IT AIN’T broke, don’t fix it. That seems to be the approach of David Power and his selectors as Tipperary get set to take on Cork in the Cadbury Munster GAA U21 Championship final on Wednesday.

The XV that defeated Clare by 19 points in the semi-final will start again against the Rebels and Power will hope his side can spread the scoring as they did in that game. No fewer than nine players scored for Tipp in Miltown Malbay on March 19 as they ran out the easiest of winners.

Cork boss Seán Hayes has made three changes to the Cork team for the final. Brian O’Driscoll and Kevin Crowley return from injury and John Corkery starts at full forward in place of David Harrington.

Michael Quinlivan celebrates scoring a penalty James Crombie James Crombie

The game will throw in a 8pm on Wednesday April 9 in Páirc Uí Rinn and will be preceded by the Munster Minor Hurling Championship quarter-final between Cork and Kerry at 6:15pm.

TIPPERARY team to play Cork: Gearoid Slattery (Cashel King Cormacs); Niall O’Sullivan (Moycarkey Borris), James Feehan (Killenaule), Conor O’Sullivan (Galtee Rovers); Adrian McGuire (Kilsheelan-Kilcash), Seamus Kennedy (Clonmel Commercials), Bill Maher (Kilsheelan Kilcash); Steven O’Brien (Ballina), Colin O’Riordan (JK Brackens); John McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Ian Fahey (Clonmel Commercials), Greg Henry (Killenaule); Liam McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Michael Quinlivan (Clonmel Commercials), Sean Flynn (Fr Sheehys).
CORK team to play Tipperary: Micheál Martin (Nemo Rangers); Jamie Davis (Douglas), Conor Dorman (Bishopstown, capt.), Stephen Cronin (Nemo Rangers); Brian O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), Seán White (Clonakilty), Kevin Crowley (Millstreet); Kevin Fulignati (Nemo Rangers), Ian Maguire (St. Finbarr’s); Killian O’Hanlon (Kilshannig), Mark Sugrue (Bandon), Sean Kiely (Ballincollig); Dan MacEoin (Ilen Rovers), John Corkery ( Aghabullogue), Alan Cadogan (Douglas).

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