Roscommon name 3 debutants in team to face Leitrim on Sunday



Roscommon Manager Kevin McStay has announced his team to play Leitrim in the upcoming Connacht Senior Football Semi Final in Dr Hyde Park Roscommon on Sunday at 3.30pm.

McStay is handing championship debuts to Éire Óg’s Colm Lavin in goal, to Tadhg O’Rourke of Tulsk Lord Edwards and Brian Stack of the St Brigid’s club.

The Ciaráin Murtagh-lead team shows a number of changes to the team that started against Cavan in the final game of the Allianz National League played in Dr Hyde Park on April 2nd. Gary Patterson, Ultan Harney (injured), Cian Connolly and Cathal Compton (injured) all make way for John McManus, Sean Mullooly, Brian Stack and Fintan Cregg.

Leitrim are expected to release their team on Thursday.

Roscommon will be the final team to enter the GAA senior football championship when the ball is thrown in on Sunday. Leitrim won away to London in the Connacht quarter-finals.

The winners will face Galway in the Connacht Championship Final on Sunday, July 9.

Sunday’s final is live on Ocean FM in association with John McManus at McManus Pharmacy, New Line, Manorhamilton.
The team in full is
1 Colm Lavin Éire Óg
2 David Murray Padraig Pearses
3 John McManus Roscommon Gaels
4 Niall McInerney St Brigids
5 Sean McDermott Western Gaels
6 Sean Mullooly Strokestown
7 Conor Devaney Kilbride
8 Tadgh O’Rourke Tulsk Lord Edwards
9 Enda Smith Boyle
10 Fintan Cregg Elphin
11 Niall Kilroy Fuerty
12 Brian Stack St Brigid’s
13 Ciaráin Murtagh (Captain) St Faithleach’s
14 Diarmuid Murtagh St Faithleach’s
15 Donie Smith Boyle
Subs
16 Darren O’Malley Michael Glavey’s
17 Brian Murtagh St Faithleach’s
18 Cian Connolly Roscommon Gaels
19 Colin Compton Strokestown
20 David Rooney David Rooney
21 Gary Patterson Michael Glavey’s
22 Henry Walsh Kilbride
23 Ian Kilbride St Brigid’s
24 Ronan Stack St Brigid’s
25 Shane Killoran Elphin
26 Thomas Featherston Oran



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