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Tipperary captain Brendan Maher will start at midfield for Sunday's game against Dublin at Parnell Park. Cathal Noonan/INPHO
And we're off

Ten of last year's All-Ireland final team start for Tipp, seven changes for the Dubs

The sides will clash on Sunday in the Allianz Hurling League.

TIPPERARY AND DUBLIN have named their teams for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A game at Parnell Park (2.00pm).

Tipp manager Eamon O’Shea has included 10 of the team that started last September’s All-Ireland final replay defeat to Kilkenny.

Joe O’Dwyer starts at corner-back for his league debut, alongside cousin and corner-forward John O’Dwyer.

Paul Curran and Conor O’Mahony return to the team at full-back and centre-back respectively, while there are also starts for wing-forward Denis Maher and corner-forward Jason Forde.

TIPPERARY

1. Darren Gleeson (Portroe)

2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill)

3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)

4. Joe O’Dwyer (Killenaule)

5. Kieran Bergin (Killenaule)

6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)

7. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)

8. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)

9. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)

10. Denis Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)

11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)

12. James Woodlock (Drom & Inch)

13. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)

14. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)

15. Jason Forde (Silvermines)

New Dublin manager Ger Cunningham’s team for his first competitive game in charge shows seven personnel changes to the side that was beaten by Tipp in last year’s All-Ireland quarter-final.

DUBLIN

1. Alan Nolan (St Brigid’s)

2. Cian O’Callaghan (Cuala)

3. Michael Carton (O’Toole’s)

4. Paul Schutte (Cuala)

5. Shane Durkin (Ballyboden St Enda’s)

6. Peter Kelly (Lucan Sarsfields)

7. Chris Crummy (Lucan Sarsfields)

8. Danny Sutcliffe (St Jude’s)

9. Ross O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)

10. Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s)

11. Eamonn Dillon (St Finbarr’s)

12. Colm Cronin (Cuala)

13. Paul Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda’s)

14. Liam Rushe (St. Patrick’s)

15. Mark Schutte (Cuala)

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