TEAM | Two All-Ireland winners included as Limerick reveal U20 team for Clare clash in Munster

Limerick entertain Clare in the first round of the U20 Munster championship tonight.

Diarmuid Mullins has named his Limerick side to take on Clare in the first round of the Munster U20 Hurling Championship this evening in the TUS Gaelic Grounds at 7pm.

The side contains six players who started last year’s Munster final defeat to Cork

Those include All-Ireland winners Colin Coughlan and Cathal O’Neill who will miss the Cork game should they feature for the seniors in their championship opener on April 17.

The same applies for fellow senior star Adam English who is named at wing forward for the clash.

Current capain Jimmy Quilty, Chris Thomas and Aidan O’Connor also retain their place from the 2021 provincial final while Ethan Hurley, Fergal O’Connor, Patrick Kirby and Eddie Stokes come into the XV after coming off the bench in Pairc Ui Chaoimh last year.

These sides met in the 2019 Munster minor final where Limerick were 1-17 to 1-11 winners.

Limerick take on Cork on Tuesday April 20 with the top two in the group advancing to the Munster semi-final.

Limerick U20 team to take on Clare

1.       Conor Hanley Clarke (Kilmallock) 

2.       Chris Thomas (Doon) 

3.       Fergal O’Connor (Effin)  

4.       Evan O’Leary (Ahane)  

5.       Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown)  

6.       Jimmy Quilty (Blackrock) (CAPTAIN) 

7.       Ethan Hurley (Newcastlewest) 

8.       Joe Sweeney (Adare)   

9.       Eddie Stokes (Doon)  

10.   Aidan O’Connor (Ballybrown) (VICE-CAPTAIN) 

11.   Cathal O’Neill (Crecora Manister)  

12.   Adam English (Doon) 

13.   Shane O’Brien (Kilmallock)   

14.   Patrick Kirby (Patrickswell) 

15.   Donnacha O’Dalaigh (Monaleen)  

Substitutes: 

16.   Josh O’Reilly (Ballybrown)  

17.   Patrick Reale (Knockainey) 

18.   Brian O’Meara (Mungret St. Pauls) 

19.   Patrick Finn (Bruff) 

20.   Liam Dennehy (Glenroe)  

21.   Séan Whelan (Cappamore) 

22.   Cian Scully (Dromin Athlacca Banogue) 

23.   Cian O’Donovan (Doon)   

24.   Barry Duff (Mungret St. Pauls)