Hynes earns starting place as Tribesmen begin life in Leinster
Hynes, who skippered Galway to the U21 crown in 2007, missed last year’s championship after breaking his jaw playing for his club Sarsfields.
He is the only debutant for the Tribesmen on Sunday, although Aonghus Callanan will start his first championship match for Galway, having come on as a sub at this level.