CLARE HAVE NAMED their starting team for tomorrow’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Limerick in Thurles.
It’s unchanged from the side that crushed Laois last Saturday in Ennis.
There are seven new faces from the Clare team that lost out narrowly to Limerick in last year’s Munster quarter-final in goalkeeper Andrew Fahy, the defensive trio of Oisin O’Brien, Conor Cleary and Brendan Bugler, and the attacking duo of Podge Collins and Aron Shanagher.
Limerick have made three changes from their win over Westmeath last Saturday.
Returning to the starting side are defensive pair Richie McCarthy and Tom Condon, along with wing-forward Cian Lynch. The players to make way are the suspended Seanie O’Brien while Dan Morrissey and Barry Nash also drop out.
Clare
1. Andrew Fahy (Whitegate)
2. Oisín O’Brien (Clonlara)
3. Pat O’Connor (Tubber)
4. Cian Dillon (Crusheen) – Joint Captain
5. Jack Browne (Ballyea)
6. Conor Cleary (St Joseph’s Miltown / Kilmaley)
7. Brendan Bugler (Whitegate)
8. David McInerney (Tulla)
9. David Reidy (Éire Óg)
10. Colm Galvin (Clonlara)
11. Podge Collins (Cratloe)
12. Tony Kelly (Ballyea) – Joint Captain
13. John Conlon (Clonlara)
14. Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg)
15. Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)
Limerick
1. Nickie Quaid (Effin)
2. Tom Condon (Knockaderry)
3. Richie McCarthy (Blackrock)
4. Richie English (Doon)
5. Diarmuid Byrnes (Patrickswell)
6. Gavin O’Mahony (Kilmallock)
7. Paudie O’Brien (Kilmallock)
8. Paul Browne (Bruff)
9. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon)
10. Declan Hannon (Adare)
11. James Ryan (Garryspillane)
12. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)
13. Kevin Downes (Na Piarsaigh)
14. Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh)
15. Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)
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