Munster manager Ger O'Sullivan has refreshed his side for Sunday's M Donnelly Interprovincial football final against Ulster with the inclusion of a number of All-Ireland finalists.
The southern province are looking to make it back-to-back titles when they take on the 2007 winners in Ruislip on Sunday and O'Sullivan has decided to start with a new midfield pairing of Kerry All-Ireland winner Seamus Scanlon and Cork's Nicholas Murphy.
“Looking at the Ulster line-up, we felt that we had to strengthen up around the middle of the field," O’Sullivan was quoted as saying by the Irish Examiner. "We have also named Pearse O’Neill at number 11 which will add to that department.
“Robbie Costigan from Tipperary is unlucky to lose out in the backs but he is a good sub to come on. Pa Ranahan from Limerick got a vital goal against Connacht in the semi-final. Patrick Kelly is back to his normal position of right-half forward, Pearse O’Neill is in at centre-forward and Donncha O’Connor will captain the side from wing-forward. The full-forward line is the same.
"With the Kerry county championship games being on after the All-Ireland, it prevented a lot of fellas from coming in. But Seamus Scanlon finished his club final with Currow last Sunday so he has been able to come on board and he is a good addition."
Munster: P Fitzgerald (Tipperary); T O'Gorman (Waterford), J McCarthy (Limerick), P Reidy (Kerry); M O'Gorman (Waterford), M Shields (Cork), P Ranahan (Limerick); N Murphy (Cork), S Scanlon (Kerry); P Kelly (Cork), P O'Neill (Cork), D O'Connor (Cork); G Hurney (Waterford), C O'Neill (Cork), L O Lionnain (Waterford).
Subs: J Hayes (Cork), P Kerrigan (Cork), R Costigan (Tipperary), G Quinlan (Clare), A Walsh (Cork), D Goulding (Cork), A O’Connor (Cork), S Walsh (Waterford), J Ryan (Limerick).