Dublin, Kilkenny name teams for final

GAA: Brian Cody’s Kilkenny team shows one change in personnel while Anthony Daly’s Dublin side has two changes ahead of Sunday…

GAA:Brian Cody's Kilkenny team shows one change in personnel while Anthony Daly's Dublin side has two changes ahead of Sunday's Leinster SHC final at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

The Cats line-up has just one change from the side that defeated Wexford in the semi-final. Tommy Walsh, who missed the Wexford game through injury, takes the number five jersey in place of Paddy Hogan.

The Dubs changes from the side that won against Galway in their semi-final sees Joey Boland and Simon Lambert both start.

Boland returns to centre back having recovered from the injury sustained in the league final win over Kilkenny. He replaces the injured Tomás Brady in defence with Peter Kelly filling the number three jersey.

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Lambert, who came against Galway, replaces the unavailable Ryan O'Dwyer.

Kilkenny and Dublin have met three times this year with the latter winning the Walsh Cup and the National League final (0-22 to 1-07) and the League encounter between the sides finishing in a draw. Their last Leinster final meeting was in 2009.

Dublin (SH v Kilkenny):Gary Maguire, Niall Corcoran, Peter Kelly, Oisin Gough, John Mc Caffrey (Capt), Joseph Boland, Shane Durkin, Liam Rushe, Alan Mc Crabbe, Simon Lambert, Conal Keaney, Conor Mc Cormack, David O'Callaghan, Paul Ryan, Peadar Carton. Subs: Alan Nolan, Michael Carton, David Curtin, Cian McBride, Maurice O'Brien, Declan O'Dwyer, Daire Plunkett, Liam Ryan, Shane Ryan, Paul Schutte, Danny Sutcliffe

Kilkenny (SH v Dublin):David Herity, Noel Hickey, JJ Delaney, Jackie Tyrrell, Tommy Walsh, Brian Hogan, Paul Murphy, Michael Fennelly, Michael Rice, TJ Reid, Richie Power, Eoin Larkin, Colin Fennelly, Henry Shefflin, Richie Hogan. Subs: PJ Ryan, Michael Kavanagh, John Dalton, Paddy Hogan, James 'cha' Fitzpatrick, Eddie Brennan, Conor Fogarty, Kieran Joyce, Richie Doyle, John Mulhall, Mathew Ruth