Limerick minor hurling team named for Munster Championship clash with Clare

DONAL O'Grady has name an unchanged Limerick starting XV to face Clare this Friday in round four of the Munster Minor Hurling Championship. The action gets underway at 7pm in the TUS Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick will look to make it back-to-back wins in the competition following their dramatic 2-13 to 0-18 victory over Tipperary at FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles on Good Friday.

Both Limerick and Clare have recorded one win to date in the championship, but the Banner side do have a game in hand on fourth-placed Limerick. Both Cork and Waterford lead the way in the group with two wins from their games to date.

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The top two sides at the end of the round robin phase progress to the Munster final, while  the third and fourth-placed teams will advance to the All-Ireland series, along with the top four sides from the Leinster championship. 

Speaking after his side's win over Tipp, manager Donal O'Grady felt the side had showed “great character to grind it out.”

“What the win over Tipp has done for us, you'd think it will lift all the dressing room ahead of the Clare game. We will focus on next Friday night and a quick turnaround.

“It was great to get the win. I think they deserved it with the effort they have put in over the three games and it is nice that there is a feel good factor inside there now after that.”

LIMERICK: Marcus Murphy (Na Piarsaigh); Eoin Hennessy (Patrickswell), Evan Ryan (South Liberties), Jackie Dwane (Kilmallock), Shane Carroll (Kildimo-Palaskenry), Michael Hanly (Ballybricken/ Bohermore), Danny Sheehan (Na Piarsaigh); Gavin Thompson (St Kieran's), David O’ Keeffe (Na Piarsaigh) Captain; Sean Óg Cahill Hayes (Croom), Rory Hanly (Ballybricken/Bohermore), Paul Murphy (Castletown/Ballyagran) Vice-Captain, Shane Waters (Na Piarsaigh),Cathal Dennehy (Glenroe), Rian Horgan (Murroe Boher).

SUBS: Sam Collins (Crecora/Manister), Paul Collins (Tournafulla), Sean Fitzgerald (Murroe Boher), Diarmuid Crowe (Doon), Killian Begley (Mungret St Paul's), Ryan Foley (Patrickswell), Eamon O'Sullivan (Adare), Gavin O’Brien (Kilmallock), Alex Kearns (Na Piarsaigh).