Foley and Keane return for Limerick

Limerick welcome back Mark Foley and Mark Keane ahead of Sunday's senior hurling championship clash with Tipperary in Thurles…

Limerick welcome back Mark Foley and Mark Keane ahead of Sunday's senior hurling championship clash with Tipperary in Thurles.

Both players have been suffering from groin strains but passed fitness test this evening.

There will also be championship debuts to goalkeeper Brian Murray and wing back Denis Moloney.

Last night Tipperary recalled team captain Ger O'Grady

The Thurles Sarsfields man returns to centre-half forward after being omitted from the starting line-up for the league semi-final defeat to Kilkenny.

Paul Kelly is ruled out of the starting line up because of injury, while Shane McGrath of Ballinahinch makes his  championship debut.

Limerick: B Murray, D. Reale, TJ Ryan, M Foley, O. Moran, B. Geary, D. Moloney,P. O'Grady, D O'Grady, D. Ryan, S. Lucey, C. Fitzgerald, A. O'Shaughnessy, B. Begley, M. Keane.

Tipperary: B Cummins; D Fanning, P Maher, P Curran; E Corcoran, C O Mahoney, H Moloney; S McGrath, C Morrissey; JCarroll, G O Grady, J O Brien; D Fitzgerald, M Webster, E Kelly.

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