Limerick and Kilkenny name teams for All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling finalists Limerick and Kilkenny have named their starting teams and panels ahead of this Sunday's decider.

In a replay of the 2022 final, which Limerick won 1-31 to 2-26, John Kiely's Shannonsiders will again face Derek Lyng's Cats at Croke Park to bring the curtain down on this year's drama-filled season.

After Limerick's emphatic win over Galway in the semi-final, the make-up of the starting 15 remains unchanged, but with a slight reshuffle around the centre.

Limerick Senior Hurling Team and match Panel to play in this years All Ireland Senior Hurling Final v Kilkenny on Sunday is Announced, We would like to wish all involved with this panel the very best on Sunday pic.twitter.com/9ygWzzB89f

— Limerick GAA (@LimerickCLG) July 21, 2023

William O'Donoghue will line out at centre back, pushing Kyle Hayes out to the wing, while Gearoid Hegarty moves up to wing forward.

Cian Lynch, who will captain his county in the absence of Adare's Declan Hannon, slots in alongside Darragh O'Donovan in midfield, drawing David Reidy into centre forward.

Similarly, Kilkenny's starters are unchanged from their last outing, with Eoin Cody captaining the county off the back of his man-of-the-match display in the semi-final against Clare.

The Kilkenny team to face Limerick in the All-Ireland Hurling Final has been named.  We wish Derek, Eoin and the entire panel the very best of luck on Sunday.#kilkennygaa#gaa #AllIrelandSHCFinal#theseareourcolours #⬛️