Waterford recover to remain unchanged

National Hurling League: Waterford have named an unchanged team for the Sunday's National Hurling League clash with Laois.

National Hurling League: Waterford have named an unchanged team for the Sunday's National Hurling League clash with Laois.

Although the victory over double champions Kilkenny was a good performance, there had been fears that injury would disrupt the winning line-up. But Eoin Murphy has recovered from an ankle injury and is fit to take his place at right wing back, and Michael Walsh, who hurt his back playing for Waterford IT on Wednesday, is also recovered.

Wexford bring in one debutant for the floodlit match in Cork tomorrow night. John O'Connor of Rathnure is listed at centre forward in place of Larry Murphy, who is injured.

There is one other change with Declan Ruth back in the centre back position with Keith Rossiter moving to corner back to the exclusion of David O'Connor.

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Antrim, still without their Dunloy players in advance of the All-Ireland club final in just over two weeks, give debuts to four players in a team that is much shaken up for the visit of Offaly, including an entirely new full back line.

Clare delay naming their side until this evening. Brian Lohan, Seán McMahon and Diarmuid McMahon are still injured, whereas Ollie Baker is unavailable.

Offaly manager Michael McNamara makes one change to the side that defeated Tipperary last weekend.

Nigel Mannion comes in at centrefield for Sunday's trip to Belfast to play Antrim at Casement Park. Mannion came on as a replacement against Tipperary an will start instead of Mick O'Hara.

A positional switch sees Joe Brady and Niall Claffey swap places in the half-back line.

There are three changes on the Dublin team to face Clare in Ennis.

Darragh Spain and Carl Meehan come into the full back line in place of Simon Daly and the injured Derek O'Reilly, while Tommy Moore replaces teenager Michael Carton at right corner forward.

WATERFORD (SH v Laois): I O'Regan; T Feeney, D Prendergast, D O'Brien; E Murphy, T Browne, B Phelan; D Bennett, M Walsh; E Kelly, D Shanahan, P Flynn; J Mullane, S Prendergast, S Ryan.

WEXFORD (SH v Cork): D Fitzhenry; K Rossiter, D Ryan, M Travers; R McCarthy, D Ruth, M O'Leary; T Mahon, P Codd; M Jacob, J O'Connor, M Jordan; B Lambert, R Codd, R Jacob.

ANTRIM (SH v Offaly): DD Quinn; G Cunningham, M McCambridge, A Ó Cairealláin; B Herron, K McKeegan, C Herron; N McReynolds, M McGill; M Herron, M Scullion, L Watson; S Kelly, A Delargy, B McFall.

TIPPERARY (SH v Limerick): B Cummins; J Devane, D Kennedy, M Phelan; E Corcoran, J Carroll, P Kelly; D Byrne, E Enright; B O'Meara, S Maher, B Dunne; S Butler, G O'Grady, E Kelly.

OFFALY (SH v Antrim): B Mullins; D Franks, G Oakley, B Teehan; J Brady, N Claffey, C Cassidy; N Mannion, B Murphy; B Carroll, N Coughlan, R Hanniffy; D Murray, G Hanniffy, R McRedmond.

DUBLIN (SH v Clare): B McLoughlin; D Spain, S Perkins, C Meehan; S Hiney, K Ryan, L Ryan; D Sweeney, R Fallon; D Curtin, S Martin, C Keaney; T Moore, M Breathnach, K Flynn.