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Shane Dowling makes his first start in goals for Limerick, PICTURE: Sportsfile
JOHN Kiely has made five changes from the Limerick team that drew with Cork for this weekend's Allianz Hurling League round three clash with Tipperary.
The action gets underway this Sunday at 3:45pm in the TUS Gaelic Grounds. Shane Dowling, Fergal O'Connor, Eddie Stokes, David Reidy and Aaron Gillane all come into into the starting XV. Na Piarsaigh's Shane Dowling is set to make his first competitive start in goals for Limerick.
Fergal O'Connor partners Dan Morrissey and Barry Murphy in the full back. It's an unchanged half back line which includes Diarmaid Byrnes, Kyle Hayes and Colin Coughlan.
Limerick captain Cian Lynch starts in midfield with Adam English. The experienced David Reidy joins Eddie Stokes and Aidan O'Connor in the half forward line.
Aaron Gillane, Donnacha Ó Dálaigh and Patrick O'Donovan make up the full forward line.
Kiely has handed Doon clubman Eddie Stokes his first competitive start in the Limerick jersey. Vice captain William O'Donoghue, Sean Finn and Gearoid Hegarty who all went off injured last weekend miss out on this Sunday's clash.
Jason Gillane and Shane O'Brien have been held in reserve for this weekend. Hugh Flanagan, Dylan Lynch and Oisin O'Farrell have been added to the Limerick 25-man panel.
Among those not involved in the matchday squad are Mike Casey, Barry Nash, Declan Hannon, Darragh O'Donovan, Cathal O'Neill, Tom Morrissey and Peter Casey.
LIMERICK: Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh); Fergal O'Connor (Effin), Dan Morrissey (Ahane), Barry Murphy (Doon); Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell), Kyle Hayes (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown); Adam English (Doon), Cian Lynch (Patrickswell); Eddie Stokes (Doon), David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca), Aidan O'Connor (Ballybrown); Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell), Donnacha Ó Dálaigh (Monaleen), Patrick O'Donovan (Effin).
SUBS: Jason Gillane (Patrickswell), Hugh Flanagan (Garryspillane), Vince Harrington (Na Piarsaigh), Micheal Houlihan (Kilmallock), Ethan Hurley (Newcastle West), Darragh Langan (Monaleen) Dylan Lynch (Na Piarsaigh), Shane O'Brien (Kilmallock), Oisin O'Farrell (ABK Desmonds), Cian Scully (Dromin-Athlacca).
TIPPERARY: Barry Hogan; Robert Doyle, Eoghan Connolly, Michael Breen; Seamus Kennedy, Ronan Maher (Captain), Bryan O'Mara; Willie Connors, Craig Morgan; Gearoid O'Connor, Jake Morris, Alan Tynan; Darragh Stakelum, Sean Kenneally, Darragh McCarthy.
SUBS: Rhys Shelly, Conor Bowe, Michael Corcoran, Jason Forde, Brian McGrath, John McGrath, Noel McGrath, Andrew Ormond, Oisin O'Donoghue, Gavin O'Halloran, Johnny Ryan.
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