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GAA team news: Michael 'Brick' Walsh to break Championship record

Michael Walsh is a four-time All-Star
Michael Walsh is a four-time All-Star

Michael 'Brick' Walsh will set a new Championship record of 74 appearances when he lines out at centre-back for Waterford in their final Munster SHC round-robin game against Cork on Sunday.

The 35-year-old Stradbally man keeps his place despite manager Derek McGrath making six changes from the side that lost to Limerick, and will pass former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins in the all-time list.

In what is anticipated could be his last game in charge of Waterford, McGrath brings in Ian O'Regan, Ian Kenny, Colin Dunford, Jake Dillon, Brian O'Halloran and Thomas Ryan.

Stephen O'Keeffe, Shane Fives, Stephen Roche, DJ Foran, Stephen Bennett and Patrick Curran make way for the already eliminated Déise.

Cork have made two changes to their side for the game at Semple Stadium.

Eoin Cadogan comes in for Mark Ellis at centre-back and Luke Meade replaces Dean Brosnan, lining out at right half-forward.

Cork: Anthony Nash; Sean O'Donoghue, Damien Cahalane, Colm Spillane; Christopher Joyce, Eoin Cadogan, Mark Coleman; Darragh Fitzgibbon, Bill Cooper; Luke Meade, Conor Lehane, Daniel Kearney; Shane Kingston, Seamus Harnedy, Patrick Horgan.

Podge Collins scored 0-03 off the bench in Semple Stadium

Clare have brought in two players for Sunday's sell-out clash with Limerick at Cusack Park.

Seadna Morey and Podge Collins come in after impressing in the comeback win over Tipperary last weekend. David Fitzgerald and Conor McGrath are the men to make way.

Limerick are unchanged from the XV that secured a dramatic draw with Cork last time out, Aaron Gillane returning from suspension to take his place on the bench.

Both sides are already guaranteed qualification but the victors tomorrow will secure their place in the Munster final.

Clare: Donal Tuohy; Patrick O'Connor, Conor Cleary, Jack Browne; Seadna Morey, David McInerney, Jamie Shanahan; Colm Gavin, Cathal Malone; Peter Duggan, Tony Kelly, David Reidy; Podge Collins, John Conlon, Shane O'Donnell.

Limerick: Nickie Quaid; Sean Finn, Mike Casey, Richie English; Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Dan Morrissey; Darragh O'Donovan, Cian Lynch; Gearoid Hegarty, Kyle Hayes, Tom Morrissey; Seamus Flanagan, Shane Dowling, Graeme Mulcahy.

Meanwhile, the Connacht SFC final between Roscommon and Galway at Hyde Park on Sunday is now completely sold out.

The Rossies and Tribesmen meet in the decider for the third year in a row with the hosts aiming to defend their title in front of a capacity crowd of 18,870.

Manager Kevin McStay named his team last Sunday.

Roscommon: Colm Lavin; David Murray, Peter Domican, Niall McInerney; John McManus, Fintan Cregg, Brian Stack; Cathal Compton, Tadhg O'Rourke; Ciaráin Murtagh, Enda Smith, Conor Devaney; Donie Smith, Diarmuid Murtagh, Niall Kilroy.

Follow all the football and hurling this weekend via our live blogs on RTÉ.ie and the News Now App, watch exclusive television coverage of Clare v Limerick and Roscommon v Galway on RTÉ1, or listen to exclusive national radio commentary of all games on RTÉ Radio 1. Highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm on RTÉ2.

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