Cats make changes for title defence
Back to back league and All-Ireland champions Kilkenny have rung the changes ahead of Sunday's NHL opener with Waterford.
Conor Phelan, Jackie Tyrrell, John Maher and James Fitzpatrick make their league debuts with DJ Carey and Peter Barry absent.
James Ryall and John Hoyne are on the bench while JJ Delaney, the Hurler of the Year, moves to centre-back in place of Barry.
Kilkenny (SH v Waterford): J McGarry; M Kavanagh, N Hickey, W Burke; R Mullally, JJ Delaney, J Tyrrell; D Lyng, P Mullally; C Phelan, H Shefflin, T Walsh; J Fitzpatrick, E Brennan, J Maher.
