Kilkenny Under 20's name team for Leinster Championship clash with Offaly

Kilkenny Under 20 manager Mark Dowling has named his team for this evening's crunch Leinster Semi-Final meeting with Offaly in Tullamore.

The main point of note is the absence of Killian Doyle after he played for the Kilkenny seniors last Saturday and with the 72 hour rule which was passed at congress not taking effect till next year, the Emeralds man can only watch on tonight.

Doyle's clubmate Darragh Queally comes in for his first appearance of the campaign and there's also a place in the starting lineup for Rory Glynn who has been man of the match in the last two All-Ireland Colleges deciders with St Kieran's.

As well as Doyle, Erin's Own's Michael Brennan drops out of the side that played Laois over a month ago and that layoff will be put to test when they face the battle hardened defending Leinster champions.

A big crowd is expected in O'Connor Park for a game that throws-in at 7pm where the winners will face either Dublin or Galway in the final.

Kilkenny team to face Offaly- Niall Holland (Tullaroan); Jeff Neary (Graigue Ballycallan), Killian Corcoran (Shamrocks), Ivan Bolger (Graignamanagh); Eoghan Lyng (Rower Inistioge), Bill Hughes (Bennettsbridge), Paddy Langton (Young Irelands); Cillian Hackett (Dicksboro), James Walsh (Kilmacow); Darragh Queally (Emeralds), Harry Shine (Dicksboro), Gearoid Dunne (Tullaroan); Rory Glynn (Clara), Marty Murphy (Tullogher Rosbercon), Niall Shortall (Shamrocks).

Subs- Stephen Manogue (James Stephens), Michael Brennan (Erin's Own), Ryan Corcoran (Graigue Ballycallan), Ted Dunne (Graignamanagh), Greg Kelly (O'Loughlin Gaels), Timmy Kelly (Bennettsbridge), Aaron McEvoy (Graigue Ballycallan), Tom McPhillips (Dicksboro), Sean Moore (Carrickshock).