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Irish Examiner
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Cork U20s make one change for side to face Waterford
Cork U20 hurling manager Noel Furlong has made one change to his side to face Waterford on Wednesday evening (7:30pm, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh) in the Munster Championship from the one which defeated Limerick last week. Finn O'Brien of Erin's Own comes into the forward line in place of John Wiggington Barrett. At the Gaelic Grounds last week, Cork defeated Limerick by two points, adding to their opening round draw with Clare and a defeat to Tipperary. Waterford have named the same side which lost to Tipperary by seven points last week. The Deise have just one point on the board after their three games. They lost to Clare in the opening round and then drew with Limerick three weeks ago. Wednesday's other game sees Limerick take on Clare. Limerick have made one change for the game from the side with lost to Cork with Sean Duff of Mungret St Paul's coming into the starting line up in place of Doon's Donal Coughlan. CORK: D O'Connell (Dromina); D Cashman (Bride Rovers), J O'Brien (Fermoy), T Wilk (Cobh); Ben Walsh (Killeagh), D O'Leary (Ballincollig), D Murnane (Carrigtwohill); E Guinane (Valley Rovers), R Deasy (Ballymartle); F O'Brien (Erin's Own), J Murphy (Mallow), P O'Shea (Erin's Own); B O'Flynn (Sarsfields), R O'Sullivan (Na Piarsaigh), Barry Walsh (Killeagh) Subs: O Walsh (Youghal), C Dunphy (Erin's Own), C O'Callaghan (Dungourney), O Fitzgerald (St Catherines), A O'Sullivan (Ballinhassig), J Murphy (Dromina), D McCarthy (Killeagh), M O'Brien (Douglas), J Wiggington Barrett (St Finbarr's) WATERFORD: A Reade (Ballyduff Lower); D Lalor (De La Salle), F Cooney (Ballygunner), C Keane (De La Salle); S Mackey (Fenor), A O'Neill (Ballygunner, capt), C Ryan (Brickey Rangers); J McDonnell (Tallow), E Spelman (Fourmilewater); J Twomey (De La Salle), M Hartley (Ballygunner), M Morrissey (Fourmilewater); C Tobin (Ballygunner), G Power (Clonea), B O'Sullivan (Lismore). Subs: C Barrett (Roanmore), J O'Keeffe (Lismore), C O'Sullivan (Ballygunner), S Fleming (Ballygunner), B O'Connell (Abbeyside-Ballinacourty), P Walsh (Fourmilewater), P Cummins (Brickey Rangers), T Carey (Passage), C Deevy (Brickey Rangers) LIMERICK: F O'Brien (Bruree); J Murphy (Patrickswell), D Scully (Dromin Athlacca), S Casey (Bruff); J Cosgrove (Ahane), A O'Connell (Doon), D Langan (Monaleen); S Duff (Mungret/St Paul's), J Finn (Na Piarsaigh); M Fitzgerald (Monaleen), D Ferland (Monaleen), H Flanagan (Garryspillane); F Fitzgerald (Mungret St Paul's), R O'Farrell (Kildimo Pallaskenry), M O'Brien (Mungret St Paul's). Subs: P Connery (Kilmallock), B Adams (Ballybrown), T Boddy (Dromin/Athlacca), D Coughlan (Doon), S Fitzgibbon (Dromin/Athlacca), D Frewen (Glenroe), D Hurley (Hospital-Herbertstown), O Meaney (Bruff), R O'Connor (Feenagh/Kilmeedy)
Irish Examiner
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
URC: Kelleher captains Leinster, Kok faces old friends, Connacht ring the changes
Leinster boss Leo Cullen has named his side to take on Scarlets in Round 16 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday at Parc y Scarlets (kick-off, 5.15pm) Rónan Kelleher will captain Leinster for the first time while Academy back Ruben Moloney is in line to make his senior debut off the bench. Kelleher is joined in the front row by Cian Healy and Thomas Clarkson, with Ryan Baird and Brian Deeny behind them in the engine room. Alex Soroka and James Culhane continue in the back-row, with Will Connors named at openside flanker after returning from injury. Scrum-half Fintan Gunne makes his second start of the season, with Ross Byrne his half-back partner for the trip to Wales. Jamie Osborne moves to inside centre, with Liam Turner on his outside. Jimmy O'Brien and Andrew Osborne have been named on the wings, while Ciarán Frawley shifts to full-back. Moloney could earn his first Leinster cap if he is introduced to the action from the bench, with Cormac Foley and Charlie Tector also named among the replacements. Academy duo Gus McCarthy and Diarmuid Mangan will offer their services from the bench alongside Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani and Scott Penny. Meanwhile, Ulster head coach Richie Murphy has named his team to take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks at Kingspan Stadium. Former Sharks winger, Werner Kok, returns to the starting line-up for the first time since January, while Ireland international, Stuart McCloskey, also starts after injury prevented him from facing Leinster last weekend. For Connacht, there are six changes from the side that lost out to the Stormers in Cape Town last weekend for their clash with the Emirates Lions. Shayne Bolton has recovered from injury to start on the right wing in his native country, while hooker Dave Heffernan, locks Josh Murphy and Joe Joyce, number 8 Sean Jansen and scrum-half Matthew Devine also come into the side. Leinster (v Scarlets): C Frawley; A Osborne, L Turner, J Osborne, J O'Brien; R Byrne, F Gunne; C Healy, R Kelleher, T Clarkson; R Baird, B Deeny; A Soroka, W Connors, J Culhane. Replacements: G McCarthy, J Boyle, R Slimani, D Mangan, S Penny, C Foley, C Tector, R Moloney. Ulster (v Sharks): J Stockdale; W Kok, J Postlethwaite, S McCloskey, Z Ward; J Murphy, N Doak; A Warwick, R Herring, T O'Toole; A O'Connor, C Izuchukwu; M Rea, N Timoney, J McNabney. Replacements: T Stewart, C Reid, S Wilson, M Dalton, K Treadwell, D Shanahan, A Morgan, D McCann. Connacht (v Lions): P O'Conor; S Bolton, D Hawkshaw, C Forde, S Jennings; J Carty, M Devine; P Dooley, D Heffernan, F Bealham; J Murphy, J Joyce; C Prendergast, C Oliver, S Jansen. Replacements: E de Buitléar, J Duggan, S Illo, O Dowling, P Boyle, C Reilly, H Gavin, S Cordero.
Irish Examiner
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Cork U20s make one change for Limerick clash
Cork U20 hurling manager Noel Furlong has made one personnel change for Wednesday's clash with Limerick from the side which lost to Tipperary three weeks ago. Ballincollig's David O'Leary comes in at centre-back, replacing Cillian O'Callaghan. Dungourney man O'Callaghan is among the substitutes. In their two games thus far in the Munster U20 Championship, Cork drew with Clare in the opening round and then lost to Tipperary by six points at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Limerick boss Evan Loftus has made two changes for the game with Dara Ferland coming into the starting line up in place of Tadhg Boddy and Mark O'Brien coming in for Ruairi O'Connor. The Treaty County defeated Tipperary in their opening game and then drew with Waterford. Wednesday's game at the TUS Gaelic Grounds, which will be refereed by Waterford man Nicky Barry, throws in at 7:30pm. There will also be live coverage on TG4. Meanwhile, Munster GAA has announced that The Frank and Walters will perform a 30 minute set before this Sunday's Munster SHC game between Cork and Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The set will begin at 2:40pm with the game throwing in at 4pm. CORK: D O'Connell (Dromina); D Cashman (Bride Rovers), J O'Brien (Fermoy), T Wilk (Cobh); Ben Walsh (Killeagh), D O'Leary (Ballincollig), D Murnane (Carrigtwohill); E Guinane (Valley Rovers), R Deasy (Ballymartle); J Murphy (Mallow), B O'Flynn (Sarsfields), P O'Shea (Erin's Own); J Wigginton Barrett (St Finbarr's), R O'Sullivan (Na Piarsaigh), Barry Walsh (Killeagh) Subs: O Walsh (Youghal), C Dunphy (Erin's Own), C O'Callaghan (Dungourney), D McCarthy (Killeagh), A O'Sullivan (Ballinhassig), J Murphy (Dromina), O Fitzgerald (St. Catherine's), Mark O'Brien (Douglas), Finn O'Brien (Erin's Own) LIMERICK: F O'Brien (Bruree); J Murphy (Patrickswell), S Casey (Bruff), D Scully (Dromin/Athlacca); J Cosgrave (Ahane), A O'Connell (Doon), D Langan (Monaleen); M Fitzgerald (MOnaleen), J Finn (Na Piarsaigh); R O'Farrell (Kildimo/Pallaskenry), D Ferland (Monaleen), H Flanagan (Garryspillane); M O'Brien (Mungret St Paul's), D Coughlan (Doon), F Fitzgerald (Mungret St Paul's) Subs: P Connery (Kilmallock), B Adams (Ballybrown), T Boddy (Dromin/Athlacca), C Bickford (Ahane), S Duff (Mungret St Paul's), Frewen (Glenroe), D Hurley (Hospital-Herbertstown), R O'Connor (Feenagh/Kilmeedy), O Meaney (Bruff)
