Louth name starting team to face Armagh in National Hurling League opener


Managers Paddy McArdle and Dairmuid Murphy have named a 26-man squad to play the Orchard County
Louth have named their team to take on Armagh in Round One of the Allianz National Hurling League, at BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Armagh on Saturday afternoon at 2.00pm.
The management team of Paddy McArdle and Dairmuid Murphy have named 26-man squad for the opening day Division Three tie against the Orchardmen.
The Louth team has been named as: 1. Conor Clancy (c) (St. Ryanaghs); 2. Aaron McGuinness (Naomh Moninne), 3. John Casey (Naomh Moninne), 4. Stephen Kettle (Knockbridge HC); 5. Seán Hodgins (St. Fechins), 6. Peter Fortune (St. Fechins), 7. Michael O'Shea (Naomh Moninne); 8. Conor Murphy (Naomh Moninne), 9. Thomas McCreesh (St. Fechins); 10. Seaghan Conneely (St. Fechins), 11. Darren Geoghegan (Naomh Moninne), 12. Ciarán McKelvey (Naomh Moninne); 13. Kyle Rafferty (Naomh Moninne), 14. James Costelloe (Knockbridge HC), 15. Cathal Ryan (St. Fechins).
Substitutes: 16. Conor Whyte (Naomh Moninne), 17. Sam Phelan (Naomh Moninne), 18. Seán Magill (Naomh Moninne), 19. James Murphy (Naomh Moninne), 20. Mark Gahan (Naomh Moninne), 21. Paddy McCarthy (St. Fechins), 22. Adam Plunkett (Knockbridge HC), 23. Ricky McKeown (Knockbridge HC), 24. Andrew Smith (Knockbridge HC), 25. Seán Flynn (Knockbridge HC), 26. Fionn Cumiskey (Naomh Moninne).
