Mark Ellis will fill in for sidelined Cork captain Stephen McDonnell at full-back when the Rebels take on Tipperary in the quarter-finals of the Munster SHC in Thurles on Sunday.
Ellis missed much of the league campaign with injury problems of his own but has been deemed fit to take his chance.
William Egan will line up in a Cork midfield for a first championship start since 2013 as he partners Daniel Kearney.
Cork (SHC v Tipperary): Anthony Nash; Damien Cahalane, Mark Ellis, Conor O’Sullivan; Lorcan McLoughlin, Christopher Joyce, Cormac Murphy; Daniel Kearney, William Egan; Bill Cooper, Conor Lehane, Brian Lawton; Alan Cadogan, Seamus Harnedy, Patrick Horgan.
Tipperary captain Brendan Maher, Cathal Barrett and John McGrath have overcome injury worries to make the Premier County’s line-up to face Cork on Sunday.
McGrath makes his championship bow at left corner-forward, while there are also debuts in the competition for Sean Curran at right half-forward, Dan McCormack at centre-forward and Seamus Kennedy at right half-back.
Barry Heffernan misses out due to repeated concussion.
Tipperary (SHC v Cork): Darren Gleeson; Cathal Barrett, James Barry, Michael Cahill; Seamus Kennedy, Ronan Maher, Padraic Maher; Brendan Maher, Michael Breen; Sean Curran, Dan McCormack, Noel McGrath; John O'Dwyer, Seamus Callanan, John McGrath.
PJ Banville returns to Championship action for Wexford this weekend, while Donal Shanley starts his first Championship match for their Leinster SFC quarter-final against Kildare at Croke Park.
Banville is back in Championship action for the county after lining our for New York in the Connaught championship last year, while Shanley earned his starting place after top-scoring for the side during their league campaign.
Anthony Masterson starts in goal again, with Shane Roche named as an outfield sub.
Wexford (Leinster SFC v Kildare): Anthony Masterson, Joey Wadding, Jim Rossiter, Michael Furlong, Simon Donoghue, Brian Malone (c), Eoghan Nolan, Colm Kehoe, Daithi Waters, Kevin O’Grady, PJ Banville, Ben Brosnan, Donal Shanley, Ciaran Lyng, John Tubritt
Mickey Harte has shaken up his Tyrone forward line for the Ulster SFC showdown with Derry at Celtic Park on Sunday.
Cathal McShane and Richard Donnelly come into the half-forwards, with Niall Sludden and Peter Harte dropping back to the defence.
Rory Brennan and Justin McMahon are out, while Niall Sludden will make his championship debut.
Tyrone (Ulster SFC v Derry): Michael O’Neill; Aidan McCrory, Ronan McNamee, Cathal McCarron; Tiernan McCann, Nial Sludden, Peter Harte; Colm Cavanagh, Matthew Donnelly; Cathal McShane, Mark Bradley, Richard Donnelly; Connor McAliskey, Sean Cavanagh (capt), Ronan O'Neill
Derry manager Damian Barton has opted to hand championship debuts to Shane Heavron and Niall Toner for the clash with Tyrone at Celtic Park on Sunday.
Heavron and Toner start up front for the Oak Leafers,.
Brendan Rogers, better known for his exploits in midfield, has been named at full-back.
Derry (SFC v Tyrone): Thomas Mallon; Oisin Duffy, Brendan Rogers, Karl McKaigue; Kevin Johnston, Christopher McKaigue, Gareth McKinless; Niall Holly, Daniel Heavron; Shane Heavron, James Kielt, Ciaran McFaul; Niall Toner, Emmett McGuckin, Mark Lynch
Kildare captain Eoin Doyle will line up for the Lilywhites for the first time in 2016 when they face Wexford in their Leinster SFC opener at Croke Park on Saturday.
Doyle has been sidelined since representing Ireland in the International Rules with a groin problem, but the defender is deemed fit for selection.
Cian O'Neill will hand championship debuts to Kevin Feely in midfield, Neil Flynn at left corner-forward and Adam Tyrrell at right half-forward.
However, Niall Kelly and Daniel Flynn will play no part as both remain sidelined by injuries.
Kildare (SFC v Wexford): Mark Donnellan; Peter Kelly, David Hyland, Ollie Lyons; Eoin Doyle, Fergal Conway, Emmet Bolton; Kevin Feely, Tommy Moolick; Adam Tyrrell, Eoghan O'Flaherty, Paul Cribbin; Eamonn Callaghan, Alan Smith, Neil Flynn
Wexford have shown their hand for their Leinster SHC quarter-final clash with Dublin on Saturday.
Liam Dunne has named Andrew Kenny and Eoin Conroy in the middle of the park, while Conor McDonald will spearhead the attack at full-forward.
Liam Og McGovern, Podge Doran and Harry Kehoe make up the Model half-forward line in a repeat of the 2013 provincial last-eight showdown.
Wexford (Leinster SHC v Dublin): C O'Leary; L Ryan, M O'Hanlon, E Moore; D O'Keefe, P Foley, J O'Connor; E Conroy, A Kenny; L Og McGovern, P Doran, H Kehoe; P Morris, C McDonald, D Dunne
Leitrim will hand debuts to Nevin O'Donnell, Brendan Flynn and James Rooney for Sunday's Connacht SFC showdown with Roscommon.
Forwards O'Donnell and Rooney will line out in a new-look Leitrim side, with Matthew Murphy, Ronan Gallagher, Donal Wrynn, James Rooney and Shannon Gaels clubman O'Donnell all coming into the side.
Flynn goes between the sticks at Pairc Sean MacDiarmada as the hosts hunt an early summer upset.
Leitrim (Connacht SFC V Roscommon): Brendan Flynn; Matthew Murphy, Michael McWeeney, Paddy Maguire; Sean McWeeney, Gary Reynolds, Ronan Gallagher; Donal Wrynn, Shane Moran; James Rooney, Emlyn Mulligan, Kevin Conlan; Nevin O'Donnell, Ronan Kennedy, Adrian Croal.
Kevin McStay and Fergal O’Donnell's Roscommon side to face Leitrim shows four changes to the one that survived a scare against New York in the preliminary round.
Sean Purcell and David Murray have been named in the defence in place of Sean Mullooly and David Keenan.
Elsewhere, James McDermott has been drafted in for Cathal Compton in midfield, while Cian Connolly makes way for Donal Shine at full-forward.
Roscommon (SFC v Leitrim): Geoffrey Claffey; Sean McDermott, Neil Collins, Niall McInerney; John McManus, Sean Purcell, David Murray; Niall Daly, James McDermott; Fintan Cregg, Ciaran Murtagh, Conor Devaney; Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg, Donal Shine.
