Mayo team for Electric Ireland Celtic Challenge quarterfinal announced
Mayo Under 17 hurling manager Brian Finn has made four changes to his side ahead of their crucial Electric Ireland Celtic Challenge All-Ireland quarterfinal against Longford tomorrow (Saturday) at Adrian Freeman Park, Tooreen.
Into the side comes Sean Keadin from Claremorris, Anthony Rowland from Castlebar Mitchels, Sean Lynskey from Tooreen and Cathal Guilfoyle from Westport.
Keadin and Rowland now join Ryan Finn in a new-look half-back line, with Lynskey and Guilfoyle both introduced up front.
The players losing out – Rian Haran, Sean Duffy, Damien Earley and Evan Furlong – are all named on the bench.
The Mayo Under 17 hurlers have developed into a formidable team over the past few months, defeating a much-fancied Tyrone side 3-11 to 3-3 at the Glencar Manorhamilton GAA grounds in Leitrim last time out.
Midfielders Sean McGhee from Ballyvary and Matthew Connor from Caiseal Gaels have been outstanding all season for Mayo, with Colm Enright, Aidan Cunningham and Colin Duffy deadly accurate in front of goals.
The Celtic Challenge was established in 2016 and is the only competition in hurling that has teams from all 32 counties participating. The quarterfinal against Longford tomorrow (Saturday, May 7) has a 7 p.m. start time. Galway referee John Cahill will be in charge of the whistle.
The Mayo team in full is: Stephen Reilly (Tooreen); Connor Ketterick (Westport), Rory Deane (Castlebar Mitchels), Tom Lambert (Westport); Sean Keadin (Claremorris), Ryan Finn (Tooreen), Anthony Rowland (Castlebar Mitchels); Sean McGhee (Ballyvary), Matthew Connor (Caiseal Gaels); Sean Lynskey (Tooreen), Colm Enright (Castlebar Mitchels), Conor Donaldson (Castlebar Mitchels); Cathal Guilfoyle (Westport), Aidan Cunningham (Castlebar Mitchels), Colin Duffy (Caiseal Gaels).
On the subs' bench are: Eoin Healy (Ballina Stephenites), Lee Hennigan (Castlebar Mitchels), Evin Furlong (Westport), Sean Duffy (Ballina Stephenites), Thomas O'Reilly (Westport), Oisin Mulroy (Castlebar Mitchels), Dylan Groarke (Tooreen), Rian Haran (Caiseal Gaels), Eoin Conway (Tooreen), Damien Early (Ballina Stephenites), Charlie Kelly (Westport), Michael Foody (Claremorris), Jake Glavey (Tooreen).