No change for Leitrim as Steven Poacher names team to face Kildare in Tailteann Cup

Leitrim manager Steven Poacher has named an unchanged starting 15 for Saturday’s Tailteann Cup clash with Kildare tomorrow (Saturday) in Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge.

After pushing Mayo all the way in a 0-20 to 0-13 Connacht Semi-Final loss, Poacher keeps faith with the team that started that encounter although there are two changes in the subs with Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins’ Paul Honeyman and Leitrim Gaels’ Paddy Keane, who both came on in that game, not named in the match day 26.

The starting line-up does include four members of the County U20 squad who face into an All-Ireland U20 B Semi-Final next Wednesday against Mayo with Eanna McNamara, Jack Foley, Ben Guckian and Darren Cox named to start with fellow U20 squad members Honeyman and keeper Brian Cull not named to start.

There is some good news for the Leitrim manager with the return of Mohill trio Sean & Evan Harkin and Conor Quinn and St Mary’s Kiltoghert’s Adam Reynolds to the subs’ bench as does Fenagh St Caillin’s Eoin McLoughlion.

Glenfarne Kiltyclogher goalkeeper Stephen McPartland is a new addition to the squad as sub keeper while Tom Hughes (Glencar Manorhamilton) and Joe McGloin (Melvin Gaels) who both saw action in the Mayo game are included on the bench.

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Kildare manager Brian Flanagan has named a strong squad for Saturday’s game with just seven of the Lilywhites team who defeated Leitrim 1-27 to 0-7 in February retaining their places in the starting line-up. Flanagan’s team features Darragh Kirwin at full-forward and Jimmy Hyland in the corner with Kevin Flynn on the bench.

The full Leitrim squad to face Kildare is as follows:

1. Daire O'Shea St Mochta’s Louth
2. Eanna McNamara Aughavas
3. Donal Casey Leitrim Gaels
4. Kieran Clancy Melvin Gaels
5. James Rooney Glencar Manorhamilton
6. Mark Diffley St Mary’s Kiltoghert
7. Jack Foley Kiltubrid
8. Barry McNulty Glencar Manorhamilton
9. Cillian McGloin Melvin Gaels
10. Jack Flynn Leitrim Gaels
11. Keith Keegan Mohill
12. Tom Prior Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins
13. Ben Guckian St Mary’s Kiltoghert
14. Riordan O'Rourke Fenagh St Caillins
15. Darren Cox Annaduff
16. Stephen McPartland Glenfarne Kiltyclogher
17. Ryan Bohan Mohill
18. Shane Finn Leitrim Gaels
19. Tom Hughesy Glencar Manorhamilton
20. David Feeney Drumkeerin
21. Joe McGloin Melvin Gaels
22. Seán Harkin Mohill
23. Conor Quinn Mohill
24. Evan Harkin Mohill
25. Eoin McLoughlin Fenagh St Caillins
26. Adam Reynolds St Mary’s Kiltoghert

The Kildare team to face Leitrim is as follows: 

1. Cian Burke
2. Harry O'Neill
3. Mark Dempsey
4. Ryan Burke
5. Jack McKevitt
6. David Hyland
7. James McGrath
8. Kevin Feely
9. Mick O'Grady
10. Darragh Swords
11. Alex Beirne
12. Paddy McDermott
13. Ryan Sinkey
14. Darragh Kirwan
15. Jimmy Hyland
16. Didier Cordonnier
17. Niall O'Sullivan
18. Brian Byrne
19. Ryan Houlihan
20. Kevin Flynn
21. Brendan Gibbons
22. Aaron Masterson
23. Rian Teahan
24. Ben McCormack
25. Brian McLoughlin
26. Niall Kelly