Gaelic Games

Tipperary named unchanged side for final clash with Kilkenny

Patrick Maher and Niall O’Meara fit to take on defending champions in Thurles

Patrick Maher scoring one of the two goals he got against Clare in the Allianz Hurling League Division One semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho
Patrick Maher scoring one of the two goals he got against Clare in the Allianz Hurling League Division One semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho
Sat May 03 2014 - 12:50

Tipperary have named an unchanged team for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division One Final against Kilkenny in Thurles (3.30pm).

There had been injury doubts hanging over Patrick Maher and Niall O'Meara, but both have been named in the forward lines to take on the defending champions.

Patrick Maher scored both of Tipperary’s goals in the 2-24 to 2-17 victory over Clare in the semi-finals, while O’Meara knocked over three points from play.

TIPPERARY (SH v Kilkenny): Darren Gleeson (Portroe); Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill), Pádraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields); James Barry (Upperchurch-Drombane), Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh, capt), Conor O'Mahony (Newport); Kieran Bergin (Killenaule), James Woodlock (Drom & Inch); Denis Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Patrick Maher (Lorrha), John O'Dwyer (Killenaule); Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch), Niall O'Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs).