1998 All Star Tony Browne will make his first competitive start of the season when Waterford take on Limerick in tomorrow's NHL Division One quarter-final tie at Thurles, throw-in 4.00pm.
Browne has only recently come back into the fray after a few weeks abroad on work commitments. He has been named at right half-back - Shamrocks clubman Eoin Murphy misses out.
Waterford boss Justin McCarthy has made three changes to the side that lost 0-15 to 3-14 to Offaly. But, bearing in mind that the Deise XV that lined out last Sunday showed ten changes to the starting line-up published in the match programme, there could be further alterations for the trip to Tipp.
Unsurprisingly after his cowardly sending-off against the Faithfuls and with a three-month ban hanging over his head, midfielder Eoin Kelly loses his spot.
Dave Bennett and Michael Walsh, who played at wing-forward last week, form the new midfield partnership.
Newcomer John Hartley, who patrolled the centre-field against Offaly, is benched with Eoin McGrath coming in at the top of the left in the forward reshuffle.
Waterford have not won an NHL title for 43 years and McCarthy's men will need to end Limerick's impressive nine-game unbeaten run if they are to rewrite the history books.
Joe McKenna's Shannonsiders got the better of Waterford in January, winning 1-18 to 1-09, on the way to lifting the inaugural Waterford Crystal Cup.
WATERFORD (NHL v Limerick) - C Hennessy; T Feeney, J Murray, D Coffey; T Browne, K McGrath, B Phelan; M Walsh, D Bennett; J Mullane, S Prendergast, P Flynn; J Kennedy, D Shanahan, E McGrath.
