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Munster Final place on the line for Waterford in Clonakilty

Munster Final place on the line for Waterford in Clonakilty

Compiled by John Fallon

Everything is on the line in Clonakilty as Cork entertain Waterford in a clash that will see the winners advance to the final.

Cork have named an unchanged side from that which drew with Kerry last weekend, although there are several positional changes in attack.

Waterford go into this showdown boosted by a 1-9 to 1-7 win over Tipperary last weekend when a goal from Lauren McGregor proved decisive.

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Waterford have named the same starting 15, although there are a host of positional changes throughout the field.

Cork: M O’Sullivan; M Duggan, E Meaney, R Phelan; A Ryan, S Kelly, E O’Shea; S Leahy (capt.), H Looney; L Coppinger, K Quirke, E Cleary; E Kiely, D O’Sullivan, C O’Sullivan.

Waterford: E O’Brien; C Murray, E Power, A Murray; N Power, Karen McGrath (capt.), Kate McGrath; A O’Neill, E Murray; B McMaugh, K Murray, K Hogan; C McCarthy, A Fitzgerald, L McGregor.

While a win for Kerry over Tipp will see them through to the Munster final and they have made five changes to the side which drew with Cork last weekend.

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Three of the changes are in defence, where Ciara O’Brien, Ciara Murphy and Louise Galvin come in for Eilís Lynch, Aoife Dillane and Aishling O’Connell.

Up front, Hannah O’Donoghue replaces Fiadhna Tangney and Danielle O’Leary takes over from captain Síofra O’Shea.

Tipperary can’t make it to the final after two losses and they have made four changes, with Katelyn Downey, Maureen Murphy, Aine Delaney and Emma O’Sullivan coming into the side.

Tipperary: L Fitzpatrick; C O’Dwyer, L Spillane, E Cronin; K Downey, L Morrissey, E Kelly; E Morrissey, M Curley (capt.); M Murphy, M Creedon, A Delaney; C English, A Moloney, E O’Sullivan.

Kerry: C Butler; C O’Brien, K Cronin, C Murphy; L Galvin, E Costello, C Lynch; L Scanlon, M O’Connell; N Carmody, N Ní Chonchúir, A Galvin; H O’Donoghue, D O’Leary, L Ní Mhuircheartaigh (capt.).

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