Niall McCarthy returns to the Cork team for their clash with Waterford at Páirc Ui Rinn on Sunday.
Elsewhere in the Cork attack Conor Cusack, younger brother of goalkeeper Donal Og, gets his first start in the NHL.
In total the side sees four changes from the XV that started against Offaly last week.
Shane O'Neill, Graham Callinan, Ronan Conway and Timmy McCarthy all drop to the bench as Brian Murphy, Tom Kenny and Kevin Hartnett come into the starting line-up.
CORK XV (v Waterford): D Og Cusack; B Murphy, K Cronin, C O’Connor; W Sherlock, R Curran, D O’Sullivan; T Kenny, K Hartnett; K Murphy (Erin’s Own), N McCarthy, M O’Connell; K Murphy (Sarsfields), J Deane, C Cusack.
