Team news: Tipperary and Kerry junior 15s

June 12, 2015

Kerry captain Liam Kearney lifts the Munster MFC trophy.
©INPHO/James Crombie.

Tipperary and Kerry have named their starting teams that meet in the Munster JFC semi-final at Semple Stadium on Sunday.

There are two changes from the Tipperary side that overcame Waterford (1-12 to 1-9) in the quarter-final two weeks ago with Kevin Fahey and Darragh O'Dwyer coming in for Niall McKenna and Alan O'Riordan.

Kerry have included seven of the side that were beaten by Cavan in the 2014 All-Ireland decider. They are Shane Murphy, Gavin Crowley, Greg Gibson, Brendan O'Sullivan, Philip O'Connor, Denis Daly and Thomas Hickey.

Crowley and Daly lined out for the U21's this season while Dan O'Donoghue and Liam Kearney were part of last year's successful minor team.

Tipperary (JF v Kerry) - Gearóid Slattey; Ger Hally, Darragh Kearney, Donal Lynch; Kevin Fahey, Luke Boland, Darragh O'Dwyer; Aldo Mattassa, Martin Dunne; Shane Leahy, Tommy Sweeney, Donough Leahy; Kevin Fox, Dean Lonergan, Dean McEnroe.

Kerry (JF v Tipperary) - Shane Murphy; Dan O'Donoghue, Jack McGuire, Gavin Crowley; Greg Gibson, Brendan O'Sullivan, Tadgh Morley; James Walsh, Liam Kearney; Philip O'Connor, Jeff O'Donoghue, Denis Daly; Alan O'Donoghue, Conor Cox, Thomas Hickey.

Subs: Darragh O'Shea, Michael Brennan, Eamon Kiely, Paudie Clifford, Gary O'Sullivan, Liam Carey, Adam Barry, David Griffin, Cillian Fitzgerald.


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