Laois senior hurling manager Willie Maher has named his team to face Offaly in the Joe McDonagh Cup final on Saturday.
The first nine players are as expected from Enda Rowland in goal up to Paddy Purcell in midfield.
With injury to Mark Dowling, that created a spot in the forwards and that has gone to James Duggan of The Harps.
Manager Maher has opted to leave the experienced trio of Willie Dunphy, Ross King and Stephen Maher – who has just returned from injury – on the bench.
As Rosenallis’ Fiachra C-Fennell comes into the half forward line alongside captain Aaron Dunphy and David Dooley.
LAOIS: Enda Rowland (Abbeyleix); Ian Shanahan (Ballinakill), Ryan Mullaney (Castletown), Diarmaid Conway (Clough-Ballacolla); Liam O’Connell (Rathdowney-Errill), Podge Delaney (The Harps), Tom Cuddy (Camross); Aidan Corby (Clough-Ballacolla), Paddy Purcell (Rathdowney-Errill); Fiachra C-Fennell (Rosenallis), Aaron Dunphy (Borris-Kilcotton), David Dooley (Rosenallis); James Duggan (The Harps), Jer Quinlan (Borris-Kilcotton), Tomas Keyes (Camross)
SUBS: Cathal Dunne (Clough-Ballacolla), Donnchadh Hartnett (Rosenallis), Padraic Dunne (The Harps), Lee Cleere (Clough-Ballacolla), John Lennon (Rosenallis), Gearoid Lynch (Ballinakill), Ross King (Rathdowney-Errill), Willie Dunphy (Clough-Ballacolla), Stephen Maher (Clough-Ballacolla), Martin Phelan (Castletown), Eric Killeen (Rathdowney-Errill)
Meanwhile, the Offaly team has also been named for Saturday’s clash in Croke Park.
Offaly manager Johnny Kelly has included four of the county’s U-20s who won the All-Ireland title last weekend in his starting line up.
Adam Screeney, Dan Bourke, Donal Shirley and Cathal King are all named to start.
OFFALY: Mark Troy (Durrow); Ben Conneely (St Rynagh’s), Ciaran Burke (Durrow), Cathal King (Carrig and Riverstown); David King (Coolderry), Cillian Kiely (Kilcormac-Killoughey), Donal Shirley (Tubber); Jason Sampson (Shinrone), Eimhin Kelly (Lusmagh); Killian Sampson (Shinrone), Brian Duignan (Durrow), Eoghan Cahill (Birr); Dan Bourke (Durrow), Charlie Mitchell (Kilcormac-Killoughey), Adam Screeney (Kilcormac-Killoughey)
Subs: Stephen Corcoran (Coolderry), Oisin Kelly (Belmont), Sam Bourke (Durroow), Colin Spain (KK)m Jack Clancy (Belmont), Ross Ravenhill (Durrow), Padraig Cantwell (Shamrocks), Dara Maher (Shinrone), Luke Watkins (Shinrone), James Nally (Belmont), Kieran Connors (Seir Kieran)
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