Shanahan dropped by Deise for Cats clash

Waterford have just one change from the side which hammered Offaly last weekend for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Kilkenny.

Manager Derek McGrath has opted to leave out Maurice Shanahan with De La Salle's Jake Dillon coming in to replace him at corner-forward.

The Deise pulverised Offaly by a score of 1-35 to 0-14 as they looked to regroup after their five-point Munster semi-final loss to a resurgent Cork.

Thirteen previous Championship clashes between the sides have yielded 10 Kilkenny victories, one Waterford win, and two draws with the latter's sole win coming in an All-Ireland final replay in 1959.

However, having come close to beating Brian Cody's side in two thrilling semi-finals last year, Waterford will be confident of finally emerging victorious.

Waterford (v Kilkenny): Stephen O'Keeffe; Shane Fives, Barry Coughlan, Noel Connors; Tadhg de Burca, Austin Gleeson, Philip Mahony; Jamie Barron, Conor Gleeson; Kevin Moran, Pauric Mahony, Jake Dillon; Shane Bennett, Michael Walsh, Darragh Fives. 

Tipperary manager Michael Ryan, meanwhile has made two changes for their qualifier with Dublin.

Noel McGrath and the injured Niall O'Meara step down from the All-Ireland champions' XV who started in the 2-18 to 0-15 battering of Westmeath last time out with Jason Forde and John McGrath replacing them.

Tipperary (v Dublin): Daragh Mooney; Donagh Maher, Tomas Hamill, James Barry; Joe O'Dwyer, Ronan Maher, Padraic Maher; Brendan Maher, Michael Breen; Jason Forde, Patrick Maher, Dan McCormack; John O'Dwyer, Seamus Callanan, John McGrath.

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