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Cork make two changes as Cahalane and Healy come into the starting side
Damien Cahalane and Diarmuid Healy are the two changes in the announced Cork team to face Limerick in Saturday's Munster SHC final in TUS Gaelic Grounds.
St Finbarrs man Cahalane comes in for injured Ger Millerick (hand) and Lisgoold's Healy replaces Brian Roche having both come on for them in last Sunday week's final round win over Waterford.
Captain Robert Downey and fellow defender Niall O'Leary, who missed that game in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh with knee and groin injuries respectively, are named on the bench. However, Declan Dalton (hamstring) is not included in the match-day 26. Going out of the squad along with Millerick is Eoin Roche.
Fifteen years from his first Munster SHC final, Patrick Horgan is set to feature in his sixth final. For all but him and Seamus Harnedy, it will be a first provincial decider for the Cork attack.
From the team that began the 16-point defeat to Limerick last month, there are four named changes, three of them that are injury-related. Twelve of the 15 started last year's All-Ireland semi-final win over Limerick.
Like Limerick, Cork have four stand-by players to choose from should they wish to make any 11th hour changes.
CORK (SHC v Limerick): P. Collins (Ballinhassig); D. Cahalane (St Finbarrs), E. Downey (Glen Rovers), S. O'Donoghue (Inniscarra); C. O'Brien (Newtownshandrum) C. Joyce (Castlemartyr) M. Coleman (Blarney); T. O'Mahony (Newtownshandrum) D. Fitzgibbon (Charleville); D. Healy (Lisgood), S. Barrett (c, Blarney), S. Harnedy (St Ita's); P. Horgan (Glen Rovers), A. Connolly (Blackrock), B. Hayes (St Finbarrs).
Subs: B. Saunderson (Midleton), N. O'Leary (Castlelyons), R. Downey (Glen Rovers), T. O'Connell (Midleton) E. Twomey (St Finbarrs), L. Meade (Newcestown) C. Lehane (Midleton) S. Kingston (Douglas), J. O'Connor (Sarsfields), R. O'Flynn (Erin's Own), B. Roche (Bride Rovers).
