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LIMERICK’s team for Sunday’s senior all-Ireland hurling championship semi-final against Galway has been named.
John Kiely and his backroom team revealed their starting lineup this Friday night and there are two changes from Munster’s final win over Waterford: Seamus Flanagan and Darragh O’Donovan on the team with Peter Casey and David Reidy now among the team. alternates.
It’s the first season start in a championship for Flanagan. In the nine championship games since the 2018 final, Flanagan has started just once, in the group game against Tipperary last season.
O’Donovan returns to midfield and pushes Cian Lynch to center forward, while Limerick lined up against Tipperary earlier in the month.
There are also two new faces among the 11 substitutes: Aaron Costello and Conor Boylan on the day’s panel with injured David Dempsey and Jerome Boylan absent on the final day.
There are seven Na Piarsaigh players on the Limerick panel at present, but only William O’Donoghue is named in the starting lineup to face a Galway team led by his former club manager Shane O’Neill; there is one more trio from the Caherdavin club among the substitutes.
Sunday (4pm) at Croke Park is the teams’ first championship clash since the 2018 SHC All-Ireland final.
Limerick’s lineup includes 13 from the team that started the final against Galway: Barry Nash and Willliam O’Donoghue instead of injured cruciate ligament Mike Casey and fellow defender Richie English, who is among the substitutes.
Graeme Mulcahy is poised for his 45th senior championship appearance with Limerick since his 2009 debut; Over 12 seasons, Sunday will be his sixth All-Ireland semi-final.
Diarmaid Byrnes and Kyle Hayes are set for their 20th championship appearance.
The Galway team was named tonight – details here
COMIC QUINTILLA: Nickie Quaid (Effin); Sean Finn (Bruff), Dan Morrissey (Ahane), Barry Nash (South Liberties); Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell), Declan Hannon (Adare), Kyle Hayes (Kildimo-Pallaskenry); Darragh O’Donovan (Doon), William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh); Gearoid Hegarty (Saint Patrick), Cian Lynch (Patrickswell), Tom Morrissey (Ahane); Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell), Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon), Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock). Subs: Barry Hennessy (Kilmallock), Conor Boylan (Na Piarsaigh), Adrian Breen (Na Piarsaigh), Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh), Ronan Connolly (Adare), Aaron Costello (Kilmallock), Richie English (Doon), Robbie Hanley (Kilmallock ), Paddy O’Loughlin (Kilmallock), David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca), Pat Ryan (Doon)
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