Clare and Limerick teams named ahead of Sunday's Munster SHC opening round clash
Star forward Tony Kelly named on the bench for round robin tie at Cusack Park
THE Clare and Limerick starting line-ups for Sunday's eagerly-anticipated Munster senior hurling championship round robin fixture at Cusack Park, Ennis have been named.
Sunday's game, a repeat of last year's Munster final which ended in a narrow victory for Limerick, has a 2pm throw-in and is live on RTÉ2 TV.
Manager Brian Lohan has named the same team that stared the Allianz League final win over Kilkenny, meaning Conor Leen and Cian Galvin will make their championship debuts.
Star forward Tony Kelly has been named on the substitute's bench for the early-anticipated clash. It is the first time Kelly has been included in a match-day squad for the Banner this year after recovering from an ankle injury.
Shane O'Donnell has also been named on the bench.
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Meanwhile, Mike Casey has been selected to start at full-back for Limerick, with Sean Finn listed among the substitutes for the derby clash.
Declan Hannon captains the Limerick side from centre half-back, with Cathal O'Neill partnering William O'Donoghue in midfield.
Cian Lynch has been named at corner forward for the clash, with David Reidy, of Dromin-Athlacca, selected at centre half-forward.
CLARE TEAM: Eibhear Quilligan, Adam Hogan, Conor Cleary (Capt), Conor Leen; Diarmuid Ryan, John Conlon, Cian Galvin; David Fitzgerald, Darragh Lohan; Cathal Malone, Mark Rodgers, Peter Duggan; Aidan McCarthy, Ian Galvin. David Reidy. Substitutes: Cian Broderick, Rory Hayes, Paul Flanagan, Seadna Morey, David McInerney, Paddy Donnellan, Shane O’Donnell, Aron Shanagher, Shane Meehan, Robin Mounsey, Tony Kelly.
LIMERICK TEAM: Nickie Quaid, Mike Casey, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash, Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon (Captain), Kyle Hayes, William O’Donoghue, Cathal O’Neill, Gearoid Hegarty, David Reidy, Tom Morrissey, Aaron Gillane, Seamus Flanagan, Cian Lynch. Substitutes: David McCarthy, Conor Boylan, Colin Coughlan, Adam English, Sean Finn, Graeme Mulcahy, Barry Murphy, Aidan O’Connor, Fergal O’Connor, Donnacha Ó Dálaigh, Mark Quinlan.
Sunday's game, a repeat of last year's Munster final which ended in a narrow victory for Limerick, has a 2pm throw-in and is live on RTÉ2 television.