Counihan stays with same side

CONOR COUNIHAN has named an unchanged side from the team that beat Monaghan a fortnight ago for Cork’s Allianz NFL Division 1 game tomorrow night against Down.

As they look for a third win from four games, last year’s All-Ireland winning manager has kept faith with his charges for the rematch of last year’s final. The team for Páirc Uí Rinn includes 11 of the team that overcame James McCartan’s Down, with goalkeeper Alan Quirke and captain Graham Canty out through injury (as are Anthony Lynch and John Miskella).

Noel O’Leary is back from his four-week suspension and is expected to be named among the substitutes while Paul Kerrigan has only recently returned to the panel after Nemo’s All-Ireland club semi-final defeat to St Brigid’s last month.