Damien Cahalane and Killian Burke will make their first starts of the season as Cork manager Jimmy Barry Murphy has made six changes in personnel for Sunday's Allianz NHL Division 1 quarter-final meeting with Munster rivals Tipperary at Semple Stadium.

Cahalane and Burke come in for the the injured Killian Murphy and Shane O'Neill at right corner back and left corner back respectively, while Eoin Keane takes over at full back from Stephen McDonnell (work commitments).

The other changes from the side that secured promotion to Division 1A with a win over Wexford last week, see William Egan return ahead of Stephen White, Paul Haughney replace Stephen Moylan (injured) and Jamie Coughlan preferred to Brian Hartnett in attack.

The Tipperary team will not be released until Saturday afternoon due to a number of injury concerns.

Cork (NHL v Tipperary) - Anthony Nash; Damien Cahalane, Eoin Keane, Killian Burke; Lorcan McLoughlin, Christopher Joyce, William Egan; Daniel Kearney, Paul Haughney; Brian Lawton, Seamus Harnedy, Patrick Cronin; Patrick Horgan, Conor Lehane, Jamie Coughlan.

Subs: Darren McCarthy, Colm Spillane, Stephen White, Mark Ellis, Rob O'Shea, Michael O'Sullivan, Brian Hartnett, Alan Cadogan, Cian McCarthy, Cormac Murphy. Tweet

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