Ahead of the first ever SH championship match between the sides, Tipperary manager Michael Ryan has announced his side to face Westmeath in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Round 1 fixture in Semple Stadium this Saturday, July 1st at 5pm.
His management team have included 3 championship debutants in defence with Daragh Mooney, Tomás Hamill and Joe O’Dwyer all getting a taste of action from the start.
The team lines out as follows as follows:
- Daragh Mooney – Eire Óg Annacarty-Donohill
- Donagh Maher – Burgess
- Tomás Hamill – Moyne-Templetuohy
- James Barry – Upperchurch-Drombane
- Joe O’Dwyer – Killenaule
- Ronan Maher – Thurles Sarsfields
- Padraic Maher (Capt.) – Thurles Sarsfields
- Brendan Maher – Borris-Ileigh
- Noel McGrath – Loughmore-Castleiney
- Dan McCormack – Borris-Ileigh
- Patrick Maher – Lorrha-Dorrha
- Michael Breen – Ballina
- John O’Dwyer – Killenaule
- Seamus Callanan – Drom & Inch
- Niall O’Meara – Kilruane MacDonaghs
