Cork star fit as Rebels and Tipperary name teams for All-Ireland final

Cork will take on Tipperary this Sunday, July 20, in the All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park, with throw-in at 3.30pm.

Amazingly, it is the first time both counties will meet in a senior final, despite being two of the biggest and most successful hurling sides.

The Rebels have won the title 30 times and have been runner-up on 21 occasions, while the Premier have won the Liam MacCarthy 28 times and have been beaten in the final 13 times.

Ahead of the game both managers have announced their match-days squads.

The big news for Cork is that Séamus Harnedy is fit to play and has been named on the bench, with the starting XV that steamrolled Dublin in the semi-finals unchanged.

The three-time All-Star missed that win, while Cormac O’Brien has also returned, with Ethan Twomey and Jack O’Connor cut from Pat Ryan’s squad.

Cork: Patrick Collins; Niall O’Leary, Eoin Downey, Sean O’Donoghue; Ciarán Joyce, Rob Downey, Mark Coleman; Tim O’Mahony, Darragh Fitzgibbon; Diarmuid Healy, Shane Barrett, Declan Dalton; Patrick Horgan, Alan Connolly, Brian Hayes.

Subs: Brion Saunderson, Damie Cahalane, Ger Millerick, Cormac O’Brien, Tommy O’Connell, Luke Meade, Brian Roche, Séamus Harnedy, Robbie O’Flynn, Conor Lehane, Shane Kingston.

Tipperary boss Liam Cahill has named an unchanged starting side.

There is one change in the subs, however, with U20s star Paddy McCormack taking the place of the injured Seán Kenneally.

Tipperary: Rhys Shelly; Robert Doyle, Eoghan Connolly, Michael Breen; Craig Morgan, Ronan Maher (capt), Bryan O’Mara; Willie Connors, Conor Stakelum; Jake Morris, Andrew Ormond, Sam O’Farrell; Darragh McCarthy, John McGrath, Jason Forde.

Subs: Barry Hogan, Joe Caesar, Seamus Kennedy, Paddy McCormack, Brian McGrath, Noel McGrath, Peter McGarry, Oisin O’Donoghue, Johnny Ryan, Darragh Stakelum, Alan Tynan.