Callinan and McBrien to make championship debuts as McStay names Mayo side for Kerry trip 

David McBrien and Sam Callinan have impressed since coming into the Mayo full-back line. 

GIVEN THE NOD: Mayo’s Sam Callinan in action against Sligo’s Conor Johnston. Pic: David Farrell Photography

Mayo manager Kevin McStay has handed defenders David McBrien and Sam Callinan championship debuts for the round-robin opener against Kerry in Killarney this Saturday (throw-in, 3pm).

McBrien and Callinan are two of three changes to the side that lost out to McStay's former charges, Roscommon in the Connacht semi-final.