<notforsyndication>Galway v Kilkenny is live on RTÉ Two, RTÉ.ie (Ireland Only) and updates on RTÉ Radio on Saturday evening</notforsyndication>
Joe Canning has been named in the Galway team to face Kilkenny in Saturday’s Leinster SHC semi-final, while Noel Hickey and James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick failed to make the Cats line-up.
Canning had been struggling with stomach and groin problems but has overcome those to take his place at full forward. Elsewhere, elder brother Ollie comes back in a left corner back – Kevin Hayes is out due to suspension.
Kilkenny have been hit by the double loss of Hickey and Fitzpatrick. Hickey is out with a knee injury and JJ Delaney now moves to the edge of the square, while Fitxpatrick’s omission due to a broken bone in his hand sees Michael Fennelly named captain and Michael Rice named in midfield.
Galway v Kilkenny in the Leinster SHC smei-final in Tullamore, Saturday, 7.00pm:
Galway: C Callanan; D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning; F Moore, J Lee, A Cullinane; E Lynch, K Hynes; A Callanan, C Donnellan, A Smith; D Hayes, J Canning, N Healy
Kilkenny: PJ Ryan; M Kavanagh, JJ Delaney, J Tyrrell; T Walsh, J Tennyson, J Dalton; M Fennelly (captain), M Rice; H Shefflin, M Comerford, E Larkin; E Brennan, R Power, A Fogarty.
