Brian Cody’s Kilkenny side welcome Wexford to Nowlan Park this Sunday in the first knock out stage Division 1 of the National Hurling League.
With a place in the semi-finals at stake and a possible encounter with Tipperary (assuming they get past Offaly), Kilkenny have named just one change to the team that will face Davy Fitzgerald’s charges on Sunday afternoon.
Having picked up an injury against Dublin, Conor O’Shea makes way for Ollie Walsh with Walsh set to line out at midfield.
Paddy Deegan drops back to the half back line with Shane Prendergast moving out to the corner to take up O’Shea’s berth. Richie Hogan will again captain the side in the absense of Mark Bergin who starts on the bench
Kilkenny team to face Wexford
- Eoin Murphy (Glenmore)
- Paul Murphy (Danesfort)
- Padraig Walsh (Tullaroan)
- Shane Prendergast (Clara)
- Conor Fogarty (Erins Own)
- Jason Cleere (Bennettsbridge)
- Paddy Deegan (O’Loughlin Gaels)
- Ollie Walsh (Dicksboro)
- Cillian Buckley (Dicksboro)
- Colin Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
- Walter Walsh (Tullogher Rosbercon)
- T J Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
- Liam Blanchfield (Bennettsbridge)
- Richie Hogan (Danesfort)
- Conor Martin (Emeralds)
Subs: Alan Murphy (Glenmore), Kieran Joyce (Rower Inistioge), Joey Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks), Michael Walsh (Young Irelands), Joe Lyng (Rower Inistioge), Lester Ryan (Clara), Pat Lyng (Rower Inistioge), Jonjo Farrell (Thomastown), James Maher (St Lachtains), Mark Bergin (O’Loughlin Gaels), Michael Malone (Mullinavat).
We’ll have live commentary of Kilkenny v Wexford this Sunday afternoon from 4pm with thanks to Countrystyle Foods, Granagh, Kilmacow – “as local as it gets”.
