Egan to start for Tipperary

Tipperary have made just one change in personnel for Sunday's National Hurling League semi-final against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Darragh Egan, who replaced Ger O'Grady at right corner forward in last Sunday's quarter-final win over Offaly, keeps his place with O'Grady on the substitutes' bench.

Hugh Moloney, who came in for the injured Benny Dunne at left wing back at the start against Offaly and scored a fine point, again lines out.

Kilkenny won't announce their team until tomorrow, with defender Noel Hickey and forward Henry Shefflin poised to return to the starting team.

Hickey hasn't played since last year's championship after being diagnosed with a minor heart problem, and his return was further delayed because of laser eye surgery. Shefflin was out with a groin injury that has finally healed in recent weeks.

Stephen Lucey returns to the Limerick team at centre forward to the exclusion of defender Mark O'Riordan for Sunday's second hurling league semi-final against Clare at Thurles. Lucey, who was introduced at half-time for Brian Begley in the win over Waterford last Sunday, is the only change in personnel.

Begley keeps his place at full forward but there are a few positional changes with Donie Ryan dropping back to midfield and Donal O'Grady moving to left wing back.

Galway and Kerry will announce their starting line-ups for the National Football League Division One final later today, but few if any changes are expected for the 5.30pm meeting at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Defender Mike McCarthy remains Kerry's most notable injury absentee, although Marc Ó Sé has been proving an exciting deputy at full back in his absence.

Eoin Brosnan is pushing for a starting place in the half forward line after replacing Eamonn Fitzmaurice in Sunday's eight-point win over Laois, but manager Jack O'Connor is likely to stick with the same formation.

Galway are also expected to announce an unchanged team from the one that beat Mayo, with manager Peter Ford reporting no fresh injury concerns.

The Laois under-21 football management have agreed to include Donie Brennan and the two Colm Kellys (of Stradbally and St Joseph's) in their panel for Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final against Cork, having dropped them earlier this week for travelling with the senior squad last weekend.

TIPPERARY (SH v Kilkenny): B Cummins; P Curran, P Maher, M Ryan; E Corcoran, D Fanning, H Moloney; P Kelly, S McGrath; C Morrissey, J Carroll, K Dunne; E Kelly, M Webster, D Egan.

LIMERICK (SH v Clare): B Murray; D Reale, TJ Ryan, M Foley; O Moran, B Geary, D O'Grady; P O'Grady, D Ryan; M O'Brien, S Lucey, C Fitzgerald; A O'Shaughnessy, B Begley, M Keane.

KERRY (SH v Mayo): PJ O'Gorman; J Fitzgerald, M Lucid, J Griffin; K O'Sullivan, D Slattery, C Harris; A Boyle, A Cronin; S Brick, M Conway, D Young; J Egan, JM Dooley, M Slattery.