John Power, Padraig Walsh and Kieran Joyce have forced their way on to the Kilkenny side for Saturday’s All-Ireland Hurling Championship final replay at Croke Park, but 11-time All Star Henry Shefflin misses out on a starting berth.
Walter Walsh, Joey Holden and Brian Hogan all drop to the bench.
Meanwhile, captain Brendan Maher and star forward Patrick Maher have been named in an unchanged Tipperary line-up.
Both players suffered muscle strain in the drawn encounter at HQ on 7 September
Forward Niall O'Meara, who sat out the first game with a thumb injury before leaving for a college placement in the United States, misses out on a starting spot despite returning early to be available for the replay.
The replay gets underway at 5pm, with live coverage on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ.ie from 4.15pm.
Kilkenny: E Murphy; P Murphy, JJ Delaney, J Tyrrell; P Walsh, K Joyce, C Buckley; R Hogan, C Fogarty; M Fennelly, C Fennelly, E Larkin; R Power, TJ Reid, J Power.
Tipperary: D Gleeson; C Barrett, P Maher, P Stapleton; B Maher (captain), J Barry, K Bergin; S McGrath, J Woodlock; G Ryan, P Maher, J O’Dwyer, N McGrath, S Callanan, L Corbett.
Live coverage of Kilkenny v Tipperary in the All-Ireland hurling final replay from 4.15pm on RTÉ2 (throw-in 5pm). Watch live on RTÉ Player (Ireland only) and worldwide via GAAGO. Live radio coverage on RTÉ Radio 1.
