Andrews names Leinster panel

Leinster manager Val Andrews has a panel of 24 players available to him for Saturday night's floodlit Interprovincial semi-final against Connacht.

The starting line-up, which, owing to injuries, will be confirmed later in the week, is likely to be backboned by players from Leinster SFC champions Dublin and beaten finalists Laois.

Five players from each county have been included by Andrews - Fergal Byron, Pauric Clancy, Darren Rooney, Noel Garvan and Bryan Sheehan from the midlanders, and Dublin's Barry Cahill, Peader Andrews, Ciaran Whelan, Jason Sherlock and Colin Moran.

Both Sheehan (shin) and Moran (ankle) are injury concerns. Three of the panel's forward contingent - Wicklow's Leighton Glynn (knee), Carlow's Thomas Walsh (jaw) and Kildare's John Doyle (calf) - are also nursing knocks.

Leinster beat Munster in last year's Interpro semi-final, 1-10 to 1-9, but fell to Ulster by five points in the Paris-staged decider.

LEINSTER Squad (Interpro v Connacht):

F Byron, P Clancy, D Rooney, N Garvan, B Sheehan (Laois), B Cahill, P Andrews, C Whelan, J Sherlock, C Moran (Dublin), G Geraghty, N McKeigue, D Regan (Meath), J Doyle (Kildare), P Kelly, K Slattery (Offaly), L Glynn, T Gill (Wicklow), M Ennis, A Mangan, D Healy (Westmeath), T Walsh (Carlow), C Morris (Wexford), S Gerard (Louth).