AIDAN O’Connor has been chosen at full-forward for Limerick in Saturday’s Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final with Cork at a sold-out Gaelic Grounds.
For the 22-year-old from Ballybrown, it represents a first Championship start.
Otherwise, the team is along selected lines.
Six-footer O’Connor has represented Limerick at minor and under-20 level in recent seasons, and has made eight appearances from the bench at senior grade.
Injury prevented Cork pair Ger Millerick and Declan Dalton from selection.
Brian Roche will make his debut in the number ten shirt.
Throw-in is at 6pm.
Limerick: Nickie Quaid (Effin); Seán Finn (Bruff), Dan Morrissey (Ahane), Mike Casey (Na Piarsaigh) ; Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell), Kyle Hayes (Kildimo/Pallaskenry), Barry Nash (South Liberties); William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh), Adam English (Doon); Gearóid Hegarty (St Patrick’s), Cian Lynch, captain, (Patrickswell), Tom Morrissey (Ahane) ; Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell), Aidan O’Connor (Ballybrown), David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca)
Substitues: Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh), Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh), Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown), Séamus Flanagan (Feohanagh/Castlemahon), Declan Hannon (Adare), Barry Murphy (Doon), Shane O’Brien (Kilmallock), Donnacha Ó Dálaigh (Monaleen), Darragh O’Donovan (Doon), Paddy O’Donovan (Effin), Cathal O’Neill (Crecora/Manister).
Cork: Patrick Collins; Damien Cahalane, Eoin Downey, Seán O’Donoghue; Cormac O’Brien, Ciarán Joyce, Mark Coleman; Tim O’Mahony, Darragh Fitzgibbon; Diarmuid Healy, Shane Barrett (captain), Séamus Harnedy; Patrick Horgan, Alan Connolly, Brian Hayes.
Substitutes: Brian Saunderson, Niall O’Leary, Robert Downey, Tommy O’Connell, Ethan Twomey, Luke Meade, Conor Lehane, Shane Kingston, Jack O’Connor, Robbie O’Flynn, Brian Roche.
