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Counihan names 11 of the old guard

NEW Cork manager Conor Counihan has unveiled his first team to play Roscommon in the Allianz NFL at Kiltoom on Sunday and includes 11 of the team defeated by Kerry in last season’s All-Ireland final.

Counihan names 11 of the old guard

Fri, 29 Feb, 2008 - 00:00

Michael Ellard

The men out are corner back Michael Shields, who is currently in Australia; wing forward Conor McCarthy and the Nemo Rangers duo of Derek Kavanagh and James Masters, both club-tied at the moment.

Diarmuid Duggan of Ilen Rovers comes into the full-back line in place of Shields. Anthony Lynch returns at left half back, with John Miskella taking over the right half forward position from Conor McCarthy.

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Gaa Football Place: New Cork Place: Kiltoom Place: Australia Place: West Cork Place: Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Place: Pearse Stadium Place: Pearse Park Place: Portlaoise Place: Breffni Park Place: Longford Place: SF Place: Fermanagh Person: Counihan Person: Conor Counihan Person: Kerry Person: Michael Shields Person: Conor McCarthy Person: Derek Kavanagh Person: James Masters Person: Diarmuid Duggan Person: Shields Person: Anthony Lynch Person: John Miskella Person: Alan O’Connor Person: Nicholas Murphy Person: Kavanagh Person: Daniel Goulding Person: Master Person: Graham Canty Person: Kieran Cremin Person: Diarmuid Murphy Person: Daniel Bohane Person: Killian Young Person: Darren O’Sullivan Person: David Moran Person: Paul O’Connor Person: Declan O’Sullivan Person: Kieran McCloy Person: Mickey Harte Person: Ryan McMenamin Person: Sean Cavanagh Person: Jonathan Curran Person: Pascal McConnell Person: Ryan Mellon Person: Philip Jordan Person: Colm Cavanagh Person: Niall Gormley Person: Darren Rooney Person: Colm Kelly Person: Mayo Person: Chris Barrett Person: Billy Joe Padden Person: Mickey Mullins Person: Keith Higgins Person: Barry Moran Person: Ronan Flanagan Person: John McCutcheon Person: Dermot McCabe Person: Mark McKeever Person: Declan Gaffney Person: Lorcan Mulvey Person: Sean Brady Person: Eddie O’Reilly Person: A. Quirke Person: K. O’Connor Person: G. Canty Person: D. Duggan Person: N. O’Leary Person: A. Lynch Person: N. Murphy Person: A. O’Connor Person: J. Miskella Person: P. O’Neill Person: K. McMahon Person: D. Goulding Person: M. Cussen Person: D.Person: D. Sheridan Person: D. Brady Person: D. Masterson Person: D. Reilly Person: S. Mulligan Person: N. Farrell Person: L. Keenan Person: E. Farrell Person: D. Barden Person: P. Barden Person: P. Dowd Person: B. Kavanagh Person: D. Farrell Person: F. McGee Person: M. Nolan Person: C. Healy Person: C. Ryan Person: P. O’Leary Person: J. O’Loughlin Person: P. Clancy Person: K. Meaney Person: R. Munnelly Person: C. Kelly Person: B. Sheehan Person: M. Tierney Person: J. O’Reilly Person: M. Hannon Person: P. Reilly Person: K. Fannin Person: A. Forde Person: R. Flanagan Person: D. McCabe Person: M. McKeever Person: M.Person: M. Lyng Person: Brady Person: Tyrone Person: J. Curran Person: PJ Quinn Person: Swift Person: D. Harte Person: D. Carlin Person: R. McMenamin Person: K. Hughes Person: E. McGinley Person: R. Mellon Person: R. Mulgrew Person: S. Cavanagh Person: T. McGuigan Person: C. McCullagh Person: Mulligan Person: K. Cremin Person: M. O’Se Person: T. O’Sullivan Person: T. O’Se Person: A. O’Mahony Person: D. Bohane Person: S. Scanlon Person: T. Griffen Person: D. O’Sullivan Person: S. O’Sullivan Person: K. O’Leary Person: K. Donaghy Event: All-Ireland Event: Sundays Event: NFL Organisation: Roscommon Organisation: Nemo Rangers Organisation: Ilen Rovers Organisation: St. Colm Organisation: Cork Organisation: County Board Organisation: Tyrone Organisation: Derry Organisation: Dr Crokes Organisation: Austin Stacks Organisation: Kenmare Organisation: Laois Organisation: Galway Organisation: Longford Organisation: Fermanagh Organisation: Mayo Organisation: Monaghan Organisation: Dublin Organisation: SF

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