Brian Cody has made six changes to the Kilkenny team to play Wexford in the Allianz Hurling League in Nowlan Park on Sunday at 2.30pm.
The team also shows a number of positional switches from that which started against Cork in Kilkenny’s last Allianz Hurling League game.
P.J. Ryan, Noel Hickey and Eoin Larkin all make their first League appearance of the year while T.J. Reid, Paul Murphy and John Dalton are also included in the starting 15.
Kilkenny and Wexford last met in the Leinster final in 2008 while their last League meeting was also in 2008 with Kilkenny winning both games.
KILKENNY v WEXFORD
1. P.J. RYAN FENIANS
2. P.J. DELANEY FENIANS
3. NOEL HICKEY DUNNAMAGGIN
4. JACKIE TYRRELL JAMES STEPHENS
5. TOMMY WALSH TULLAROAN
6. JOHN DALTON CARRICKSHOCK
7. PAUL MURPHY DANESFORT
8. MICHAEL RICE CARRICKSHOCK
9. MICHAEL FENNELLY BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS
10. COLIN FENNELLY BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS
11. T.J. REID BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS
12. EOIN LARKIN JAMES STEPHENS
13. JAMES ‘CHA’ FITZPATRICK BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS
14. EDDIE BRENNAN GRAIG BALLYCALLAN
15. RICHIE HOGAN DANESFORT
SUBS:
16. DAVID HERITY DUNNAMAGGIN
17. MICHAEL KAVANAGH ST. LACHTAINS
18. CONOR FOGARY ERINS OWN
19. AIDAN FOGARTY EMERALDS
20. PADDY HOGAN DANESFORT
21. PAT HARTLEY TULLOGHER ROSBERCON
22. NIALL WALSH SLIEVERUE
23. MATHEW RUTH JAMES STEPHENS
24. EOIN GUINAN ST. LACHTAINS
25. MICHAEL MURPHY ERINS OWN
26. EOIN MURPHY GLENMORE