Senior duo rested from Limerick U20 hurling team for Tipperary championship tie
Limerick play Tipperary in the Munster U20 Hurling Championship at the TUS Gaelic Grounds
THE Limerick team has been announced for Wednesday evening's final round tie in the Munster U20 Hurling Championship.
The Evan Loftus managed Limerick play Tipperary in the TUS Gaelic Grounds at 7pm this Wednesday, April 29. The game will be live on TG4 YouTube.
Senior duo Matthew Fitzgerald and Hugh Flanagan drop out of the team - both were among the listed substitutes for John Kiely's senior hurlers last Sunday in Cork and will be expected to hold onto those roles for this weekend's Munster SHC visit to Ennis to play Clare.
Into the starting team come Killian Begley, James Coughlan and Cathal Dennehy - with Fitzgerald, Flanagan and Dara Ferland out.
The Limerick U20s are out are contention after defeats to Cork, Clare and Waterford, while the Brendan Cummins managed Tipperary have beaten Cork and Waterford but lost to Clare last time out.
LIMERICK: Alex Kearns (Na Piarsaigh); John Murray (Patrickswell), Jackie Dwane (Kilmallock), Sean Duff (Mungret St Pauls); Jack Cosgrove (Ahane), Eamon Richardson (Doon), James Coughlan (Ballybrown); Conor Ryan (Ahane), Aidan O’Connell (Doon); John O’Connor (Ahane), Darragh Gleeson (Adare), Killian Begley (Mungret St Pauls); Robert O’Farrell (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), Cathal Dennehy (Glenroe), Eoin Brosnan (Na Piarsaigh). Subs: Marcus Murphy (Na Piarsaigh); Oran Crowley (Staker Wallace), Dara Ferland (Monaleen), Michael Hanly (Ballybricken-Bohermore), Declan Heavey (Garryspillane), Diarmuid Hurley (Hospital-Herbertstown), Patrick Kearney (Adare), Michael Leo (Knockainey), John O'Keeffe (Na Piarsaigh).