Tailteann Cup: Kildare name strong side for Leitrim clash

The Kildare team to play Leitrim on Saturday in Longford  in Round 3 of The Tailteann Cup (6pm) has been named and shows a number of changes in personnel  from the side that defeated Waterford in Round two a fortnight ago.

Glenn Ryan and his management team have certainly named a very strong side as they bid for an automatic quarter-final spot.

KILDARE v Leitrim: Mark Donnellan; Mick O’Grady, Shea Ryan, Ryan Burke; Tony Archbold, Brian Byrne, Jack Sargent; Aaron Masterson, Kevin Flynn; Shane Farrell, Darragh Kirwan, Paddy McDermott; Paddy Woodgate, Niall Kelly, Kevin Feely.

Subs: Didier Cordonnier, Alex Beirne, Eoin Doyle, Brendan Gibbons, Ryan Houlihan, Barry Kelly, Luke Killian, Sam McCormack, Kevin O’Callaghan, Shane O’Sullivan, Darragh Swords.