Cavan team named for Mayo clash

GAA news

The Cavan team has been named for the opening round of the All-Ireland SFC group stages this Sunday at MacHale Park, Castlebar against Mayo.

The big news is that Paddy Lynch has been named in the squad for the first time in 13 months, having recovered from an ACL injury.

However, Lynch's clubmate James Smith, who also missed the most recent game against Tyrone in the Ulster Championship, is not named.

The Cavan squad is as follows:

1 Gary O'Rourke

2 Cian Reilly

3 Brian O'Connell

4 Niall Carolan

5 Jason McLoughlin

6 Ciarán Brady

7 Padraig Faulkner

8 Killian Clarke

9 Evan Crowe

10 Gerard Smith

11 Dara McVeety

12 Oisin Kiernan

13 Cormac O'Reilly

14 Ryan Donohoe

15 Cian Madden

16 Liam Brady

17 Luke Fortune

18 Killian Brady

19 Barry Donnelly

20 Luke Molloy

21 Ruairi Curran

22 Thomas Edward Donohoe

23 Ryan O'Neill

24 Sean McEvoy

25 Oisin Brady

26 Paddy Lynch