Dessie Hutchinson and Jack Fagan will both make their championship bows for Waterford against Cork this weekend.
The two side meet at Semple Stadium at 3:30pm on Saturday. The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Mix.
Hutchinson, a former professional footballer with Brighton, starred for Ballygunner as they won their seventh Waterford senior title in a row.
He played for Waterford in the league earlier this year before Covid-19 halted that competition. The 23-year-old also played for the Waterford footballers last year.
Fagan, a De La Salle player originally from Meath, also played for Waterford in the league this year.
A major absence in the Waterford team is captain and free-taker Pauric Mahony who was earlier this month ruled out for the campaign by a knee injury.
Waterford team to play Cork
1. Stephen O’Keeffe (Ballygunner)
2. Shane Fives (Tourin)
3. Conor Prunty, captain (Abbeyside)
4. Shane McNulty (De la Salle)
5. Calum Lyons (Ballyduff Lower)
6. Tadhg de Búrca (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg)
7. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion)
8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater)
9. Jake Dillon (De la Salle)
10. Kevin Moran (De la Salle)
11. Jack Fagan (De la Salle)
12. Kieran Bennett (Ballysaggart)
13. Dessie Hutchinson (Ballygunner)
14. Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart)
15. Jack Prendergast (Lismore)
Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
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