McStay names seven debutants for London clash

Rob Hennelly returns to the Mayo starting XV. 

CAPTAIN: Tommy Conroy will captain Mayo when they take on London in the FBD League at the Connacht GAA Air Dome in Bekan on Sunday at 1pm. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Mayo Senior manager Kevin McStay has named his side to take on London in the FBD Connacht GAA football league quarter final at the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome in Bekan on Sunday (1pm).

McStay has handed included seven debutants in his starting XV. Aaron McDonnell and Kevin Quinn from Ballinrobe, Tom O'Flaherty and Conor Hunt from Aghamore, Tomàs Fahey from Kilmaine, Conor Reid of Bohola Moy Davitts and Darren Quinn from Garrymore will make their Mayo debuts. 

This will be the first time Mayo face London since the preliminary round of the Connacht championship game in 2016. 

Rob Hennelly and Cillian O'Connor are the only two players who played in 2016 involved in this weekends game. 

Hennelly returns to goals for Mayo with Aaron McDonnell, Rory Brickenden and Ruirì Keane in the full back line. The half back line sees Conor Hunt flanked by Tomàs Fahey and Eoghan McLoughlin.

Jordan Flynn is partnered in midfield by Donnacha McHugh. 

Conor Reid, Frank Irwin and Tom O'Flaherty make up a new look half forward line with Darren Quinn, captain Tommy Conroy and Kevin Quinn making up the full forward line. 

Roscommon's Dermot Lyons is the referee for the game. 

MAYO: R Hennelly, A McDonnell, R Brickenden, R Keane, T Fahey, C Hunt, E McLoughlin, J Flynn, D  McHugh, C Reid, F Irwin, T O'Flaherty, D Quinn, T Conroy (C), K Quinn

Subs: D Dolan, E O'Donoghue, C Boland, C Dawson, K Callaghan, C O'Connor, D Reilly, F Kelly, C Beirne, E Henry, N Coggins