Niall Carolan starts for the Cavan senior footballers. Photo: Sportsfile

Hurling and football teams named for crunch clashes

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The Cavan senior football and hurling teams for this weekend’s crunch clashes against Donegal and New York respectively have been named.

The football team vs Donegal (All-Ireland SFC round 2, Sunday, 2pm, Kingspan Breffni) is as follows:

1. Liam Brady (Ramor Utd)

2. Niall Carolan (Cuchulainns)

3. Brían O’Connell (Ramor Utd)

4. Cian Reilly (Killygarry)

5. Padraig Faulkner (JC) (Kingscourt Stars)

6. Ciarán Brady (JC) (Arva)

7. Killian Brady (Mullahoran)

8. Evan Crowe (Ballyhaise)

9. Oisin Kiernan (Castlerahan)

10. Gerard Smith (Lavey)

11. Dara McVeety (Crosserlough)

12. Jason McLoughlin (Shannon Gaels)

13. Ryan O’Neill (Kildallan)

14. Ryan Donohoe (Gowna)

15. Cormac O’Reilly (Mullahoran)

16. Gary O’Rourke (Ballyhaise)

17. Luke Fortune (Cavan Gaels)

18. Killian Clarke (Shercock)

19. Luke Molloy (Cavan Gaels)

20. Cian Madden (Gowna)

21. Gearoid McKiernan (Cavan Gaels)

22. James Smith (Crosserlough)

23. Thomas Edward Donohoe (Denn)

24. Oisin Brady (Killygarry)

25. Paddy Lynch (Crosserlough)

26. Sean McEvoy (Ramor Utd)

Read Damien Donohoe's preview here

Meanwhile, the hurling team for the Lory Meagher Cup final (tomorrow, Saturday, 3pm, Croke Park) is as follows:

1. Conor Gallagher (East Cavan Gaels)

2. Shane Briody (Mullahoran St Josephs)

3. Enda Shalvey (C) (Cootehill Celtic)

4. Stephen Sherdan (Mullahoran St Josephs)

5. Dillon Mulligan (Kilmacud Crokes)

6. Cillian Sheanon (Cuala)

7. Matthew Hynes (Mullahoran St Josephs)

8. Canice Maher (East Cavan Gaels)

9. Jack McGuinness (East Cavan Gaels)

10. Liam O’Brien (East Cavan Gaels)

11. Eamon Og McAllister (Tir Na nOg)

12. Colum Sheanon (Cuala)

13. Nicholas Kenny (East Cavan Gaels)

14. Sean Keating (Rahoon Newcastle)

15. Jack Barry (East Cavan Gaels)

16. Niall Clerkin (Cootehill Celtic)

17. Thomas Leonard (Cootehill Celtic)

18. Diarmaid Carney (Cootehill Celtic)

19. Daniel Martin (Tir Na nOg)

20. Rian Delaney (Cootehill Celtic)

21. Mark Moffett (Cootehill Celtic)

22. Dylan McKeever (Cootehill Celtic)

23. Dominic Crudden (Mullahoran St Josephs)

24. James Smith (Lacken Celtic)

25. Philip Brady (Mullahoran St Josephs)

26. Fiachra Hughes (Cootehill Celtic)

Read interview with coach Tomás Mannion here