Louth name starting team to take on Tyrone in NHL tie
The Wee County welcome Tyrone to PPFS Darver on Saturday afternoon
Louth have named their senior hurling starting 15 for Saturday’s Allianz National Hurling League, Division Three, Round Two tie against Tyrone at PPFS Darver (2.00pm).
The Wee County got off the mark with a win last week away against Armagh and have made two changes to the team that started at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds.
Andrew Smith comes in for Kyle Rafferty, and Fionn Cumiskey comes in for Sam Phelan while everything else remains as it was, with captain Conor Clancy again lining out in goal behind an unchanged defence and midfield.
Louth starting team: 1. Conor Clancy (c); 2. Aaron McGuinness, 3. John Casey, 4. Stephen Kettle; 5. Seán Hodgins, 6. Peter Fortune, 7. Michael O’Shea; 8. Conor Murphy, 9. Thomas McCreesh; 10. Seaghan Conneely, 11. Darren Geoghegan, 12. Ciarán McKelvey; 13. Andrew Smith, 14. James Costelloe, 15. Fionn Cumiskey.
Substitutes: 16. Conor Whyte, 17. Sam Phelan, 18. Seán Magill, 19. James Murphy, 20. Mark Gahan, 21. Paddy McCarthy, 22. Adam Plunkett, 23. Ricky McKeown, 24. Paddy Lynch, 25. Robert Wallace, 26. Cathal Azzopardi.