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19 Sept 2025

Tipperary side to face Limerick in Munster hurling championship named

Age old rivals go head-to-head at FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles on Easter Sunday, 4pm

Tipperary side to face Limerick in Munster hurling championship named

UL student Darragh McCarthy starts for Tipperary in their Munster SHC clash with Limerick at FBD Semple Stadium on Sunday

THE Tipperary side to face Limerick in the opening round of the Munster senior hurling championship on Easter Sunday has been named.

The robin round clash at FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles gets underway at 4pm, live on GAA+

Tipperary's starting line-up shows two changes from the side that lost to Cork in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A final earlier this month.

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Darragh Stakelum and John McGrath come into the starting line-up in place of Willie Connor and UL student Gearóid O'Connor.

Another UL student, Toomevara's Darragh McCarthy, who lined out for Tipp's U20 against Clare earlier this week, will make his senior championship debut in the game, along with his U20 team mate Sam O'Farrell.

TIPPERARY (SHC v Limerick): Barry Hogan (Kiladangan); Robert Doyle (Clonoulty-Rossmore), Eoghan Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs), Michael Breen (Ballina); Joe Caesar (Holycross-Ballycahill), Ronan Maher (Capt) (Thurles Sarsfields), Bryan O’Mara (Holycross-Ballycahill); Craig Morgan (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Darragh Stakelum (Thurles Sarsfields); Alan Tynan (Roscrea), Jake Morris (Nenagh Eire Og), Sam O’Farrell (Nenagh Eire Og); Darragh McCarthy (Toomevara), John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Jason Forde (Silvermines). Subs: Rhys Shelly (Moycarkey-Borris, Conor Bowe (Moyne Templetuohy), Willie Connors (Kiladangan), Sean Kenneally (Moneygall), Seamus Kennedy (St Mary's), Brian McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Andrew Ormond (JK Bracken's), Gearóid O’Connor (Moyne Templetuohy), Johnny Ryan (Arravale Rovers), Conor Stakelum (Thurles Sarsfields.

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