Louth unchanged for Rebels clash

LOUTH have named the same starting 15 that overcame Kildare last weekend for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Cork at Portlaoise.

However their are a number of positional changes.

Mick Fanning moves from left-full back to centre back with John Neary, who started at right half against the Lilywhites, taking over the left-corner back position.

John O’Brien switches from left-half back to right-half back with team captain Peter McGinnity moving from centre back to left half back.

Brian White transfers from the left corner of attack to right-half forward with Martin Farrelly at centre forward and Arron Hoey at top of the right.

With injury doubts over star forwards Derek Savage and Ja Fallon, Galway will not announce their team to play Meath in the All-Ireland SFC qualifier in Portlaoise tomorrow until just before the start of the game.

Meath are due to name their team today.

Wexford have recalled Rory McCarthy, Mitch Jordan and Barry Lambert to their starting line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final clash with Tipperary at Croke Park.

McCarthy comes in at midfield, Jordan is on the 40 with Lambert named at right-full forward.

The Antrim minor hurling selectors have given a vote of confidence to the team which won the Ulster final for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Kilkenny in Croke Park.

There a couple of positional changes. Tony McCloskey moves from centre forward to right back, Stephen Shannon is at left-half back with Conor Rocks going to midfield. Peter Dallat switches to centre forward.

The Roscommon team to play Louth in the Nicky Rackard Cup semi-final in Drogheda tomorrow night is the same as which defeated Monaghan in the previous round.

Meanwhile Antrim chairman John McSparran has called on the GAA to try to control the “vitriolic garbage” that appears on various websites.

“Individual players are being named and criticised on websites and the fact there is no control over these things is worrying,” he said.

“A lot of the contributors are anonymous.

“Nobody knows who they are and on what basis they are making their contribution.

“There should be some way to stop that nonsense. It’s something the GAA needs to look at.”

McSparran accepted that in many cases, policing websites is impossible, but believes that some mainstream GAA sites can be subjected to greater control.

Antrim has been the target of numerous critical and abusive online attacks on the internet, with individual players, management and officials targeted by anonymous contributors.

McSparran also revealed team selections have been leaked online before they were announced to players.

LOUTH (SFC v Cork): S. Reynolds; A. Page, C. Goss, J. Neary; J. O’Brien, M. Fanning, P. McGinnity; P. Keenan, R. Carroll; B. White, M. Farrelly, M. Stanfield; A. Hoey, S. Lennon, C. Judge.

WEXFORD (SHC v Tipperary): D. Fitzhenry; M. Travers, K. Rossiter, P. Roche; R. Kehoe, D. Ruth, D. Lyng; D. Stamp, R. McCarthy; E. Quigley, M. Jordan, S. Nolan; B. Lambert, M. Jacob, R. Jacob.

ANTRIM (MHC v Kilkenny): D. McNally; T. McCloskey, C. Donnelly, T. McAllister; B. Cousins, T. McCann, S. Shannon; PJ O’Connell, C. Rocks; M. McCarthy, P. Dallat, C. Carson; L. McKillop, A. McCaffery, D. Hamill.

KILDARE (Christy Ring Cup v Meath): C Cunningham; T Finnerty, P Reidy, P Keegan; D Harney, D Kennedy, K Bracken; C Buggy, B White; K Divilly, T Murphy, L Harney; B Byrne, O Lynch, T Spain.

WESTMEATH (Christy Ring Cup v Carlow): M. Briody, C. Jordan, P. Greville, N. Gavin, P. Dowdall, D. McCormack, B. Connaughton, R. Whelan, P. Clarke, J. Shaw, B. Murtagh, A. Mitchell, D. McNicholas, D. Carty, B. Kennedy.

ROSCOMMON (Nicky Rackard Cup v Louth): D Connell; N Cunniffe, C Moran, M Keaveney; A Cunniffe, M Kelly, L Murray; M Connaughton, T Glennon; L Casey, T Reddington, G Fallon; D Mulvey, C Kelly, S Sweeney.