Kildare name U-20 football team for Leinster Championship clash with Laois
Opening round in Portlaoise, this Wednesday
Kildare manager Sean O'Dea and his management team have named their side for the opening game in the Leinster Dalata Hotel Group, Round 1, Group 3, U20 Football Championship when Kildare travel to Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise to take on the home side; game throws-in at 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 26.
The teams are joined in Group 3 by Carlow and Wexford, who meet in Netwatch Cullen Park at the same time on Wednesday, March 26.
Laois will face Wexford in Portlaoise on Wednesday, April 2, before finishing their Group 3 campaign with a short trip to Carlow on Wednesday, April 9.
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The winner of Laois' group will progress to a semi-final, while the runner-up will face the winner of Group 1 which includes Dublin, Offaly, Westmeath and reigning champions Meath in the quarter-finals. If Laois fail to finish in the Top 2, they'll drop into the Andrew Corden Cup. The quarter-finals and the beginning of the Andrew Corden Cup will take place on Wednesday, April 16.