Cork boss Conor Counihan has included five championship debutants in his starting fifteen for their Munster SFC quarter-final against Limerick on Saturday evening.

Ken O'Halloran, Damien Cahalane, Tomás Clancy (Fermoy), John O'Rourke and Brian Hurley will make their first championship starts against the Treaty.

Goalkeeper O'Halloran and defender Clancy have been rewarded starts following their impressive performances in the NFL while U21 trio Cahalane, O'Rourke and Hurley will line out at corner back, half forward and full forward respectively.

Paddy Kelly makes his return to the Cork jersey at centre forward, the Ballincollig club man missed the Rebels entire NFL campaign after he under went a hip operation last November.

Cork (SFC V Limerick) - Ken O'Halloran; Eoin Cadogan, Michael Shields, Damien Cahalane; Paudie Kissane, Graham Canty, Tomás Clancy; Aidan Walsh, Pearse O'Neill; Ciaran Sheehan, Paddy Kelly, John O'Rourke; Daniel Goulding, Brian Hurley, Paul Kerrigan.

Subs: David Lordan, John McLoughlin, Noel O'Leary, James Loughrey, Alan O'Connor, Andrew O'Sullivan, James Fitzpatrick, Fintan Goold, Liam Shorten, Mark Collins, Donncha O'Connor. Tweet

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