TIPPERARY HURLING BOSS Eamon O’Shea has made four changes to his side for the much-anticipated showdown with Kilkenny this weekend on Noreside.
The Premier face Brian Cody’s side in a qualifier that will mark the end of the summer for one of hurling’s aristocrats on Saturday night.
In a quartet of switches from the team that lost to Limerick in the Munster semi-final, Conor O’Briencomes in for Kieran Bergin who is injured, at wing-back. John O’Dwyer, Eoin Kelly and Lar Corbett will form a formidable, new-look full-forward line with Pa Bourke, Shane Bourke and Seamus Callanan dropping to the bench.
Kilkenny are yet to name their starting side.
Tipperary XV v Kilkenny: Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange), Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh), Paul Curran (Mullinahone), Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields), Conor O’Brien (Eire Og Annacarty), Conor O’Mahony (Newport), Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh), Shane McGrath (c) (Ballinahinch), Patrick Maher (Lorrha and Dorrha), Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), John O’Brien (Toomevara), John O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone), Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields).
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