Kilkenny Under 20 side named to face Wexford in tonight's Leinster Semi-Final

Kilkenny Under 20 boss Mark Dowling has named his team for this evening's Leinster Championship semi-final with Wexford in UPMC Nowlan Park (6.45pm).

There are two notable absentees from the matchday panel with Dennis Walsh who only returned from injury in the last game against Dublin and Billy Drennan who is still nursing a leg knock both missing out on the last four clash.

Kilkenny will have the services of senior stars Gearoid Dunne and Timmy Clifford available to them however as the Noresiders aim to qualify for another Leinster decider.

The two sides already met in the opening round of the round-robin stages where Wexford had three points to spare over the Cats.

Kilkenny were much weakened for that encounter in Wexford Park and although the Billy Drennan loss is a big one, the defending All-Ireland champions will still start as favourites.

Kilkenny Under 20 team to face Wexford- Stephen Manogue (James Stephens); Padraig Lennon (Carrickshock), Sean Purcell (Windgap), Jeff Neary (Graigue Ballycallan); Joe Fitzpatrick (Dunnamaggin), Eoghan Lyng (Rower Inistioge), Paddy Langton (Young Irelands); Billy Reid (Glenmore), Killian Doyle (Emeralds); Luke Connellan (Thomastown), Timmy Clifford (Dicksboro), Cathal Beirne (Glenmore); Cillian Hackett (Dicksboro), Gearoid Dunne (Tullaroan), Harry Shine (Dicksboro).

Subs- Niall Holland (Tullaroan), Zach Bay Hammond (Thomastown), Ivan Bolger (Graignamanagh), James Carroll (Dicksboro), Ted Dunne (Graignamanagh), Richard McEvoy (Lisdowney), Eoin O'Brien (Rower Inistioge), Niall Rowe (Dicksboro), James Walsh (Kilmacow).