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Carlow to start eight newcomers

OFFALY introduce two newcomers, while Carlow will have no fewer than eight debutantes when the counties meet in the Leinster SFC quarter-final at Portlaoise on Sunday.

Carlow to start eight newcomers

Thu, 07 Jun, 2007 - 01:00

Michael Ellard

For red-hot favourites Offaly, Niall Smith is drafted in at midfield, while former Westmeath player PJ Ward makes his debut for his newly-adopted county at full-forward.

Christy Bolger, Mark Nolan, Evan Doyle, James Hickey, Gary Morrissey, Kieran Nolan, Derek Heavin and Paul Reid will wear the Carlow colours at the top level for the first time.

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Gaa Place: Carlow Place: Portlaoise Place: Westmeath Place: Casement Park Place: Nowlan Park Place: Galway Person: Niall Smith Person: PJ Ward Person: Christy Bolger Person: Mark Nolan Person: Evan Doyle Person: James Hickey Person: Gary Morrissey Person: Kieran Nolan Person: Derek Heavin Person: Paul Reid Person: Bolger Person: Nolan Person: Doyle Person: Hickey Person: Morrissey Person: Heavin Person: Reid Person: Declan Qualter Person: Joey Boland Person: Ross O’Carroll Person: Padraig O’Driscoll Person: Tommy Naughton Person: Qualter Person: Boland Person: O’Carroll Person: O’Driscoll Person: Derek O’Reilly Person: Stephen Hiney Person: John McCaffrey Person: G. Maguire Person: P. Brennan Person: S. Hiney Person: T. Brady Person: M. Carton Person: R. Fallon Person: D. O’Reilly Person: D. Qualter Person: J. Boland Person: L. Ryan Person: R. O’Carroll Person: D. Curtin Person: J. Kelly Person: P. O’Driscoll Person: K. Flynn Person: P. Kelly Person: G. Rafferty Person: P. McConway Person: S. Brady Person: K. Slattery Person: A. McNamee Person: N Smith Person: N. Coughlan Person: P. Kellaghan Person: McManus Person: T. Deehan Person: McNamee Person: J. Clarke Person: J. Ryan Person: C. Bolger Person: M. Nolan Person: P. Cashin Person: E. Doyle Person: J. Hickey Person: G. Morrissey Person: M. Brennan Person: K. Nolan Person: D. Heavin Person: Carpenter Person: P. Reid Person: D. Byrne Person: S. McGreevey Person: T. Scullion Person: P. Doherty Person: A. Byrne Person: S. McVeigh Person: J. Crozier Person: M. McCann Person: J. Quinn Person: A. Gallagher Person: K. Niblock Person: J. Loughrey Person: C. McGourty Person: K. Brady Person: P. Cunningham Person: Derry Person: B. Gillis Person: M. McGoldrick Person: K. McCloy Person: G. O’Kane Person: P. Cartin Person: S. M. Lockhart Person: C. McKeever Person: J. Conway Person: J. McGoldrick Person: C. Gilligan Person: J. Diver Person: R. Wilkinson Person: E. Muldoon Person: M. Lynch Event: Leinster SFC quarter-final Event: Ulster SFC Event: Leinster SHC Event: All-Ireland Event: Leinster U-21 Championship Organisation: Offaly Organisation: Antrim Organisation: Derry Organisation: Dublin Organisation: Wexford Organisation: Limerick Organisation: Clare Organisation: Kildare Organisation: SHC Organisation: SFC Organisation: Carlow

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