Rainbow undergoes fitness test for Kildare

KILDARE have left a vacancy at right half-back on their side while Laois have made one positional change for next Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC final between the midland neighbours at Croke Park.

The brilliant Anthony Rainbow is carrying a dead leg and will undergo a fitness test later in the week. If, as expected, he is given the all-clear to play, he will be don his customary number five shirt. Otherwise, the selected Kildare team is the same as that which sensationally defeated Meath in the semi-final.

The positional change on the Laois team sees Ian Fitzgerald moving to full forward and Damien Delaney switching to the left corner. Elder statesman Hughie Emerson, who was introduced as a sub against Dublin, is again held in reserve as manager Mick O’Dwyer has given a confidence vote to the same 15 who started against the Dubs in their semi-final.