Tourlestrane attacker Liam Gaughan and St Mary’s defender Luke Nicholson will make their championship debuts in Sunday’s Connacht quarter-final against London in Ruislip.
Nicholson starts at full-back, flanked by the experienced Ross Donovan and Charlie Harrison, while Gaughan and Kyle Cawley will play off Adrian Marren in the full-forward line.
Captain Kevin McDonnell will start in midfield alongside Niall Murphy, while Cian Breheny starts at number 11, with Cathal Henry and Pat Hughes also on the 40.
The half-back line is Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch, Adrian McIntyre and Neil Ewing, with the likes of Stephen Coen, Darragh Cummins, Paddy O’Connor and Eoin McHugh set to be among the substitutes.
Aiden Devaney starts in goal.
Sligo boss Cathal Corey is facing into his first intercounty championship match, and says he is looking forward to getting going…
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Sligo full-forward Adrian Marren says that the emergence of a number of young players this season has freshened everything up…
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SLIGO TEAM:
- Aiden Devaney
- Ross Donavan
- Luke Nicholson
- Charlie Harrison
- Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch
- Adrian McIntyre
- Neil Ewing
- Kevin McDonnell (capt)
- Niall Murphy
- Cathal Henry
- Cian Breheny
- Pat Hughes
- Liam Gaughan
- Adrian Marren
- Kyle Cawley
