Team news:New Cork hurling manager Denis Walsh has made his first selection ahead of Sunday's NHL encounter with All-Ireland champions Kilkenny at Nowlan Park.
The Rebels won both matches under interim manager John Considine but Walsh’s selection shows five changes to the side that defeated Limerick last time out.
Wing backs John Gardiner and Seán Óg Ó hAilpín are injured with Joe Jordan and Ciaran McGann coming in.
Other changes see Cathal Naughton give way at centrefield to Kevin Hartnett, who also played well as a replacement for Óg Ó hAilpín in the Clare match and Neil Ronan is restored to full forward in the absence of Kieran Murphy
Graham Callanan, a panellist for the past two matches, gets a run at wing forward as an indirect replacement for Paudie O’Sullivan whose place in the left corner of the attack goes to Jerry O’Connor, switched there from the wing where he started last week.
Elsewhere holders Tipperary make five changes to the side that struggled past Dublin last weekend for Sunday’s trip to Salthill to play Galway in a vital NHL Division One encounter.
Lar Corbett makes his first start of the campaign and comes in for Gearóid Ryan. Darren Gleeson gets his first start of the campaign in goal in place of Brendan Cummins. Paddy Stapleton, Patrick Maher and Tony Scroope come in for Brendan Maher, Seamus Hennessy and Noel McGrath.
Cork(NHL v Kilkenny): D Cusack; S O'Neill, E Cadogan, C O'Sullivan; J Jordan, R Curran, K McGann; T Kenny, K Hartnett; B O'Connor, K Murphy (Erin's Own), G Callanan; P Horgan, N Ronan, J O'Connor.
Tipperary(NHL v Galway): D Gleeson; E Buckley, P Curran, C O'Brien; P Stapleton, C O'Mahony, S Maher; J Woodlock, S McGrath; P Maher, S Callanan, L Corbett; T Scroope, M Webster, J O'Brien.
Galway(SH: C Callanan; D Joyce, E McEntee, O Canning; R Murray, M Ryan, F Moore; E Lynch, A Cullinane; A Smith, C Donnellan, A Callanan; N Hayes, J Canning, N Healy.