Kilkenny Under 20 Hurling Squad announced ahead of Leinster Championship

Kilkenny Under 20 Hurling Manager Mark Dowling has announced his panel with the Leinster Championship kicking off this weekend.

The final squad has 19 players from last year's team still involved as they look to make up for Leinster Semi-Final defeats in the last two seasons.

FULL INTERVIEW: In conversation with Mark Dowling and Niall Bergin 

Dicksboro's Tom McPhillips captains a team which looks a talented squad on paper and they get their campaign underway in Chadwicks Wexford Park on Saturday at 12.30pm.

The squad in full is as follows:

Kilkenny Under-20 Hurling Squad - Tom McPhillips (Dicksboro, Captain), James Hughes (Bennettsbridge), Sean Bergin (James Stephens), Timmy Kelly (Bennettsbridge), Ryan Corcoran (Graigue-Ballycallan), Mikey Rohan (Carrickshock), Ed Lauhoff (James Stephens), Rory Glynn (Clara), Aaron McEvoy (Graigue-Ballycallan), Anthony Ireland Wall (Danesfort), Stephen Manogue (James Stephens), Evan Murphy (Dicksboro), Billy O’Neill (Graigue-Ballycallan), Mikey Stynes (Dicksboro), Ed McDermott (James Stephens), Michael Ahern (Emeralds), Jeff Neary (Graigue-Ballycallan), Michael Brennan (Erin’s Own), Billy O’Sullivan (James Stephens), Rory Garrett (Fenians), Daniel Power (James Stephens), Jack Dollard (Glenmore), Ivan Bolger (Graignamanagh), Jerry Henderson (Fenians), Darragh Vereker (Glenmore), Tomas Roche (John Lockes), Rory Connellan (Thomastown), Liam Hogan (Mooncoin), Jamie Lyng (Tullogher-Rosbercon), Greg Kelly (O’Loughlin Gaels), Colm Treacy (Thomastown), Eoghan Lyng (Rower-Inistioge), Marty Murphy (Tullogher-Rosbercon), Sean Hunt (St Martin’s), Cathal Hickey (St Lachtain’s), Bobbie Brennan (Young Irelands).

Hear the pre-season thoughts of Mark Dowling (U20) and Niall Bergin (Minor) below: