TEAM NEWS: Cork Hurling Team Named For Clash with All Ireland Champions

The Cork and Tipperary Teams have been named for their Munster Championship quarter final at Semple Stadium on Sunday.

Five Cork players will make their full Senior Championship debuts, with a newcomer featuring in every line of the Cork outfield selection.

Castlelyons Colm Spillane, Blarney's Mark Coleman, Douglas' Shane Kingston, Darragh Fitzgibbon from Charleville and Newcestown's Luke Meade have all been named in the starting fifteen.

Coleman and Kingston featured off the bench in last years Championship exit to Wexford.

The selection see's Anthony Nash continue in goals, Damien Cahalane returns from injury at full back with Captain Stephen McDonnell in the left corner with Spillane in the other.

The half back line remains the same with Mark Ellis at centre back, flanked by Christopher Joyce and Coleman, the 19 year old from Blarney started and finished every League game last Spring.

Fitzgibbon is named at midfield alongside Bill Cooper.

Conor Lehane wears 11 with Seamus Harnedy and Kingston named on the wings.

Patrick Horgan is named at full forward with Alan Cadogan and Meade in the corners.

This selection shows three changes to the team that started the National League quarter final defeat to Limerick in their last competitive fixture, five changes to the side that started the Championship exit to Wexford last July, and six changes to the starting fifteen for last years Munster Championship Quarter Final against Tipperary.

Meanwhile, Tipperary Manager Michael Ryan has named thirteen players from last years All Ireland winning team in his selection.

John O'Keeffe and Sean Curran are the new faces, while Bonner Maher and Michael Cahill are ruled out through injury.

The Cork panel in full is as follows;

1. Anthony Nash - Kanturk
2. Stephen McDonnell - Glen Rovers (Captain)
3. Damian  Cahalane - St Finbarr's
4. Colm Spillane - Castlelyons
5. Christopher Joyce - Na Piarsaigh
6. Mark Ellis - Millstreet
7. Mark Coleman - Blarney
8. Bill Cooper - Youghal
9. Darragh Fitzgibbon - Charleville
10. Seamus Harnedy - St Ita's
11. Conor Lehane - Midleton
12. Shane Kingston - Douglas
13. Alan Cadogan - Douglas
14. Patrick Horgan - Glen Rovers
15. Luke Meade - Newcestown

SUBS:
16. Patrick Collins - Ballinhassig
17. Conor O Sullivan - Sarsfields
18. Killian Burke - Midleton
19. Lorcan McLoughlin - Kanturk
20. Chris O Leary - Valley Rovers
21. Brian Lawton - Castlemartyr
22. Dean Brosnan - Glen Rovers
23. Luke O Farrell - Midleton
24. Michael Cahalane - Bandon
25. Michael O' Halloran - Blackrock
26. Cormac Murphy - Mallow

The Tipperary Team in full;

1.      Darren Gleeson – Portroe
2.      Cathal Barrett – Holycross-Ballycahill
3.      James Barry – Upperchurch-Drombane
4.      John O’Keeffe – Clonoulty-Rossmore
5.      Seamus Kennedy – St. Mary’s
6.      Ronan Maher – Thurles Sarsfields
7.      Padraic Maher (Capt.) – Thurles Sarsfields
8.      Brendan Maher – Borris-Ileigh
9.     Michael Breen – Ballina
10.   Dan McCormack – Borris-Ileigh
11.   Sean Curran – Mullinahone
12.   Noel McGrath – Loughmore-Castleiney
13.   John O’Dwyer – Killenaule
14.   Seamus Callanan – Drom & Inch
15.   John McGrath – Loughmore-Castleiney

Stay with The Bench and Cork's Red FM Sport all weekend for coverage of this game...

We'll discuss this team selection and preview the game with Former All Ireland Winning Cork Midfielder Tom Kenny on Saturdays show, and also hear the pre-match thoughts of Cork Manager Kieran Kingston and Captains Stephen McDonnell and Pádraic Maher.

Denis Hurley will provide live updates from Semple Stadium throughout the afternoon on Sunday and all the post match reaction on the Big Red Bench from 6pm, while Former Cork Captain Pat Mulcahy will provide his analysis of the clash with the All Ireland Champions.