Saturday, July 09, 2016

Tipperary and Waterford have named their teams ahead of Sunday’s Munster final at the Gaelic Grounds.

Tipp make just one expected change from their semi-final win over Limerick.

Tactics Talk with Donal O’Grady: How Tipperary can create space in a crowded Waterford defence

In the absence of the suspended John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer, Niall O’Meara joins the full-forward line.

Waterford have named the same 15 that started their semi-final win over Clare, but manager Derek McGrath has reshuffled his team with Austin Gleeson named at centre-back.

Tactics Talk with Donal O’Grady: Waterford’s two options for dealing with Tipp’s puck-outs

The Tipperary team is as follows:

1. Darren Gleeson – Portroe

2. Cathal Barrett – Holycross-Ballycahill

3. James Barry – Upperchurch-Drombane

4. Michael Cahill – Thurles Sarsfields

5. Seamus Kennedy – St. Mary’s

6. Ronan Maher – Thurles Sarsfields

7. Padraic Maher – Thurles Sarsfields

8. Brendan Maher (Capt.) – Borris-Ileigh

9. Michael Breen – Ballina

10. Dan McCormack – Borris-Ileigh

11. Patrick Maher – Lorrha-Dorrha

12. Noel McGrath – Loughmore-Castleiney

13. John McGrath – Loughmore-Castleiney

14. Seamus Callanan – Drom & Inch

15. Niall O’Meara – Kilruane MacDonaghs

The Waterford team is as follows:

1. Stephen O’Keeffe (Ballygunner)

2. Shane Fives (Tourin)

3. Barry Coughlan (Ballygunner)

4. Noel Connors (Passage)

5. Tadhg de Burca (Clashmore / Kinsalebeg)

6. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)

7. Philip Mahony (Ballygunner)

8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater)

18. Darragh Fives (Tourin)

10. Kevin Moran (De La Salle)

11. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart)

12. Michael Walsh (Stradbally)

13. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan)

20. Pauric Mahony (Ballygunner)

21. Maurice Shanahan (Lismore)

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