Cork Team To Face Clare in Waterford Crystal Cup

There are six changes to the Cork Senior Hurling team for Saturdays Waterford Crystal Cup Semi Final against Clare in Mallow. Jimmy Barry Murphy has made just two changes in defence, Chistopher Joyce and William Kearney, who started both games against UL and CIT are rested, with Damien Cahalane coming into the full back position, and Sean O'Donoghue returning from Under 21 football duty to line out at corner back. Andy Walsh moves from the centre half forward position he played at last week, to partner Brian Murray in midfield as Paul Haugney is injured. It's an all new half forward line, with Cian McCarthy at centre forward, flanked by Peter Kelleher and Brian Lawton. One changes to the full forward line see's Luke O'Farrell in for Paudie O'Sullivan at 14. The Cork Senior Hurling team in full is as follows; 1. Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig) 2. Conor O’Sullivan (Sarsfields) 3. Damien Cahalane (St.Finbarr’s) 4. Sean O’Donoghue (Inniscarra) 5. Brian O’Sullivan (Fermoy) 6. Lorcán McLoughlin (Kanturk) 7. Glen O’Connor (St.Finbarr’s) 8. Brian Murray (Bishopstown) 9. Andy Walsh (Killeagh) 10. Peter Kelleher (Kilmichael) 11. Cian McCarthy (Sarsfields) 12. Brian Lawton (Castlemartyr) 13. Stephen Moylan (Douglas) 14. Luke O’Farrell (Midleton) 15. Darren McCarthy (Ballymartle) Subs: 16. Anthony Nash (Kanturk) 17. William Kearney (Sarsfields) 18. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh) 19. Mark Ellis (Millstreet) 20. Daniel Kearney (Sarsfields) 21. Dayne Lee (Na Piarsaigh) 22. Patrick Cronin (Bishopstown) 23. Alan Frahill-O’Connor (Youghal) 24. Seamus Harnedy (St.Ita’s) 25. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers) 26. Paudie O’Sullivan (Cloyne) Cork V Clare throws in at 1pm in Mallow, Mark Dinan will be there for Cork's RED FM Sport, so tune in to The Big Red Bench on Saturday from 6pm for all the post match reaction from North Cork.