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HURLINGTHE Cork hurling selectorswill continue to experimentwith their selection processfor next Friday night’s Wa-terford Crystal Cup semi-finalwith Clare at Sixmilebridge.

The likelihood is that the bulk ofthe team that easily accounted for Wa-terford IT last weekend will be in ac-tion again, the one exception beingMichael Cussen, who picked up ahamstring injury in that game whichrules him out for this assignment.The selectors had hoped to give a

run out to Kildorrery’s Peter O’Brienbut he suffered a dead leg in histeam’s defeat to Thomastown in theAll-Ireland club semi-final and he isunlikely to figure.It will be no surprise if 14 of the

starting team against WIT line-upagain against Davy Fitzgerald’s Ban-ner County and the likelihood is thatStephen Moylan will replace Cussenin the Cork attack.Looking ahead to the game and the

long trek on a Friday night, Cork se-lector Kieran Kingston told the Even-

ing Echo that not too many changesare envisaged.“We were very pleased with how

the team performed in that game andit is our intention to look at themagain.”Kingston revealed Cathal Naughton

has resumed light training with thesquad while it is hoped that FintanO’Leary will be back in the equationfor Friday night.● Meanwhile, Billy Morgan’s UCCmade a great start to the Sigerson Cupdefeating UUJ in Dublin yesterday.Cork senior panellists Jamie O’Sul-

livan and Eoin O’Mahony playedprominent roles in defence whileSean Mellett, Thomas Clancy, KevinO’Driscoll (team captain) and BrianCoughlan also contributed hand-somely to the 1-14 to 0-9 victory.UCC now meet St Mary’s Belfast in

the quarter-final.● See more GAA on P50-53.

to testselection

By JOHN HORGAN

SPORTEvening Echo

IRELAND RUGBY

Ireland’s Simon Zebo talks to the pressat Carton House, Maynooth, Co Kildareahead of their opening RBS Six NationsRugby Championship match againstWales on Saturday.

Picture: SPORTSFILE

Con coach Walsh insists Zebowill light up the Six NationsCORK CONSTITUTION coach, Brian Walsh,is predicting that Simon Zebo will be one ofthe stars to light up the Six Nations after theflying winger was selected in a very dynamicback three to face Wales on Saturday at theMillenium Stadium, 1.30pm.“I think this could be Simon’s year. Everytime he’s stepped up a level he’s excelledand I think he will shine.“The back three (Rob Kearney, Craig Gilroyand Zebo) has a very dynamic look to it.Kearney has the experience and I think thetwo wingers will play well off Kearney.“It was great to see Peter’s (O’Mahony)contract get sorted as well and they’re bothgreat clubman. They would be around theclub quite a bit and both have climbedthrough the ranks quickly, so that’s a greatfillip for the club.Irish coach Declan Kidney was another onefull of praise for the Corkman, whom hereckons has put in a lot of time and effortimproving the weak parts of his game.

“I’ve seen Simon even further back, from thetime in my own school,” said Kidney.“He’s a fella who enjoys his rugby.Sometimes you wonder if a fella is just goingto sit back on natural talent and just usethat, but in fairness he has worked on hisgame, he’s willing to take on board the fewthings that are suggested to him, but by andlarge it’s up to a player to go away and workon his own game, and I think that’s whathe’s done.”

IRELAND: R Kearney, C Gilroy, B O’Driscoll, GD’Arcy, S Zebo, J Sexton, C Murray, C Healy, R Best,M Ross, M McCarthy, D Ryan, P O’Mahony, S O’Bri-en, J Heaslip (capt).

Replacements: S Cronin, D Kilcoyne, D Fitzpatrick, DO’Callaghan, C Henry, E Rddan, R O’Gara, K Earls.

● See P50 for more.

By SEAN McCARTHY

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