Leinster SFC: Kildare team for Westmeath clash named

Ben McCormack  named at wing forward for Kildare for Saturday's clash with Westmeathplaceholder image
Ben McCormack named at wing forward for Kildare for Saturday's clash with Westmeath

Lilies ring the changes for Saturday's Leinster quarter-final

The Kildare team for Saturday evening's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Westmeath at Cedral St Conleth's Park, Newbridge, has been named and shows a number of changes from the side that lost out to Offaly in the Division final two weeks ago.

Coming in at full-back is Mark Dempsey; Kevin Flynn returns after injury and will wear the no. 5 shirt; while Ben McCormack and Darragh Kirwan are named as is Brian McLoughlin.

The team reads:

KILDARE v Westmeath: Cian Burke; Harry O'Neill, Mark Dempsey, Brian Byrne; Kevin Flynn, David Hyuland, James MCGrath; Kevin Feely, Callum Bolton; Colm Dalton, Alex Beirne, Ben McCormack; Niall Kelly, Darragh Kirwan, Brian McLoughlin.

Subs: Didier Cordonnier, Ryan Burke, Mick O'Grady, Jack McKevitt, Tommy Gill, Ryan Houlihan, Aaron Masterson, Cathal Hagney, Paddy McDermott, Darragh Swords, Ryan Sinkey.

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