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Clare name unchanged side for All-Ireland final with Cork

Clare beat Kilkenny 0-24 to 2-16 in the semi-final
Clare beat Kilkenny 0-24 to 2-16 in the semi-final

Clare have named an unchanged starting XV for Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final against Cork at Croke Park.

Manager Brian Lohan has stuck with the same line-up that accounted for Kilkenny in the semi-final.

Four players - John Conlon, David McInerney, Tony Kelly and Shane O'Donnell - remain from the side that beat Cork in the 2013 final while Seadna Morey is also on the bench.

Lohan has resisted the urge to start Ryan Taylor. Returning from a cruciate injury, he made a huge impact around the middle upon his introduction against Kilkenny in the semi-final, but he has again been kept in reserve.

Yesterday, Cork also named the same team that saw off defending champions Limerick two weeks ago.

Clare: Eibhear Quilligan; Adam Hogan, Conor Cleary, Conor Leen; Diarmuid Ryan, John Conlon, David McInerney; David Fitzgerald, Cathal Malone; Tony Kelly, Mark Rodgers, Peter Duggan; Aidan McCarthy, Shane O'Donnell, David Reidy.

Subs: Cian Broderick, Rory Hayes, Paul Flanagan, Cian Galvin, Darragh Lohan, Ryan Taylor, Seadna Morey, Aaron Shanagher, Ian Galvin, Shane Meehan, Robin Mounsey.

Cork: Patrick Collins; Niall O'Leary, Eoin Downey, Seán O’Donoghue; Ciarán Joyce, Robert Downey, Mark Coleman; Tim O’Mahony, Darragh Fitzgibbon; Declan Dalton, Shane Barrett, Séamus Harnedy; Patrick Horgan, Alan Connolly, Brian Hayes.

Subs: Brion Saunderson, Damien Cahalane, Ger Millerick, Tommy O’Connell, Luke Meade, Ethan Twomey, Conor Lehane, Jack O’Connor, Shane Kingston, Pádraig Power, Robbie O’Flynn.

Watch the All-Ireland Hurling Championship final, Cork v Clare, on Sunday from 2.15pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app and listen to commentary on RTÉ Radio 1

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