GAA:With Waterford in sight, All-Ireland champions Cork have made six changes to the team that beat Clare in the Munster SFC first round.
Two thirds of those come in defence where corner backs Eoin Cotter and Eoin Cadogan come in for Ray Carey and Jamie O’Sullivan and the veteran pairing of John Miskella and Paudie Kissane join captain Graham Canty in the half-back line.
Up front Paul Kerrigan is back from injury and replaces David Goold with Fiachra Lynch coming in for former All Star Pearse O’Neill at wing forward.
Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has made two changes to the side that beat Wicklow a fortnight ago ahead of the Leinster SFC meeting with Meath on Sunday.
Naas clubman Eammon Callaghan has been called up to the half forward line to replace Pádraig O’Neill, while James Kavanagh replaces Ronan Sweeney at corner forward.
Meath manager Seamus McEnaney named his team yesterday, opting to keep 38-year-old Graham Geraghty on the bench after his recall.
Stephen Bray will make his first competitive start of the year at corner forward, having been away for periods of the league, while there are two debutants in under-21 defenders Bryan Menton and Ciarán Lenehan.
CORK (SFC v Waterford):A Quirke; E Cotter, M Shields, E Cadogan; G Canty, J Miskella, P Kissane; A O'Connor, A Walsh; C Sheehan, P Kelly, F Lynch; D Goulding, D O'Connor, P Kerrigan.
KILDARE (SF v Meath):Shane Connolly; Andriú MacLochlainn, Michael Foley, Hugh McGrillen; Gary White, Brian Flanagan, Emmet Bolton; Tomás O'Connor, Hugh Lynch; Morgan O'Flaherty, Eoghan O'Flaherty, Eamonn Callaghan; Alan Smith, John Doyle, James Kavanagh.
MEATH (SF v Kildare):Brendan Murphy; Gary O'Brien, Kevin Reilly, Shane McAnarney; Séamus Kenny, Bryan Menton, Ciarán Lenehan; Nigel Crawford, Brian Meade; Jamie Queeney, Shane O'Rourke, Graham Reilly; Stephen Bray, Joe Sheridan, Cian Ward.
GALWAY (SHC v Westmeath):J Skehill; D Joce (capt.), D Collins, F Moore; J Coen, J Lee, A Cullinane; D Burke, K Hynes; B Daly, C Donnellan, A Smith; D Hayes, J Gantley, A Callinan.