Hurlers of the Year Gearoid Hegarty and Cian Lynch have to be content with places on the Limerick substitutes' bench for Saturday evening's Allianz Hurling League clash with Munster rivals Tipperary at the LIT Gaelic Grounds.

Doon defender Richie English has recovered from a knee injury to start the eagerly awaited league opener, with Sean Finn manning the edge of the square in front of All-Star goalkeeper Nickie Quaid.

There are attacking berths for Na Piarsaigh trio Conor Boylan, Adrian Breen and David Dempsey while captain for the day William O’Donoghue and Darragh O’Donovan complete midfield.

In all, there are nine survivors from the team that started the All-Ireland final victory over Waterford six months ago, with Dan Morrissey, Declan Hannon, Graeme Mulcahy and Aaron Gillane all absent.

Limerick (Allianz HL Division 1 v Tipperary): Nickie Quaid; Aaron Costello, Sean Finn, Richie English; Diarmaid Byrnes, Kyle Hayes, Barry Nash; William O’Donoghue, Darragh O’Donovan; Tom Morrissey, David Reidy, Conor Boylan; Adrian Breen, Seamus Flanagan, David Dempsey.

Subs: Barry Hennessy, Jerome Boylan, Peter Casey, Ronan Connolly, Josh Considine, Gearoid Hegarty, Cian Lynch, Darren O’Connell, Brian O’Grady, Mark Quinlan, Brian Ryan.

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