Poacher hands out four debuts as Leitrim name team to face Sligo in Connacht SFC

Leitrim manager has handed out four championship debuts for next Sunday’s Connacht Senior Football Championship clash with Sligo in Markievicz Park (3 pm throw-in) but none of the players who were involved in Wednesday’s Connacht U20 game against Mayo are due to start against the Yeatsmen.

Fenagh St Caillins duo Eoin and Fergal McLoughlin and St Mary’s Kiltoghert duo Killian Gaffey and Gavin Reynolds all make their first Championship starts for the Green & Gold in Markievicz Park with Ryan O’Rourke set to captain the team once more from full-forward.

Eanna McNamara, Paul Honeyman & Ruairi O’Rourke, who all played against Mayo in the Dalata Hotels Connacht U20 FC clash on Wednesday, are named among the subs while Colm McLoughlin, who also played against Mayo, is named in the list of four stand-by players who could be called into the squad if there is a late injury.

Both St Mary’s and Fenagh have four players named in the starting line-up with three from Mohill and one each from Melvin Gaels, Annaduff, Glencar Manorhamilton and Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins.

The full Leitrim squad and standby players is as follows:

1. Killian Gaffey St Mary’s Kiltoghert
2. Cillian McGloin Melvin Gaels
3. Conor Reynolds Annaduff
4. Seán Harkin Mohill
5. Eoin McLoughlin Fenagh St Caillins
6. Mark Diffley St Mary’s Kiltoghert
7. Keith Keegan Mohill
8. Conor Quinn Mohill
9. Barry McNulty Glencar Manorhamilton
10. Fergal McLoughlin Fenagh St Caillins
11. Riordan O'Rourke Fenagh St Caillins
12. Tom Prior Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins
13. Ryan O'Rourke (C) Fenagh St Caillins
14. Gavin Reynolds St Mary’s Kiltoghert
15. Ben Guckian St Mary’s Kiltoghert
16. Daire O'Shea St Mochta’s Louth
17. Eanna McNamara Aughavas
18. Kieran Clancy Melvin Gaels
19. James Rooney Glencar Manorhamilton
20. Peter Prior Drumreilly
21. Michael McKiernan Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins
22. Oisín McLoughlin Fenagh St Caillins
23. Paul Honeyman Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins
24. Jack Kelly Glencar Manorhamilton
25. Tom Plunkett Aughawillan
26. Ruairi O'Rourke Fenagh St Caillins

Standby Players

• Arek Oberwan Allen Gaels
• Colm McLoughlin Fenagh St Caillins
• Joe McGloin Melvin Gaels
• Conor Flood Allen Gaels