Unchanged Offaly U20 hurling team named for make or break shootout
Offaly face big challenge in Nowlan Park
AN unchanged Offaly team has been announced for Monday's winner takes all Leinster U20 Hurling Championship quarter-final against Kilkenny.
Offaly manager Leo O'Connor and selectors have stayed with the team that were well beaten by Dublin in their last group game.
Offaly will be underdogs for the trip to Nowlan Park in Kilkenny. They have done well to come out of their group with wins over Laois and Meath. The first round win over Laois set them up but they now enter the real business and it will take a huge performance to survive and make the semi-finals.
The form book does not suggest this will happen but Offaly have worked hard and will be giving it one mighty go. Monday's game has a 2pm throw in.
OFFALY: OFFALY: Matt Watkins (Ballyskenach-Killavilla); Sean Og Foley (Doon), Harry Sweeney (Kilcormac/Killoughey), Joey McLoughney (Coolderry); Andrew Hogan (Coolderry), James O'Sullivan (Shinrone), Brian Guinan (Kilcormac/Killoughey); Sean Carey (Seir Kieran), Gearoid Maher (Shinrone); Mark Mulrooney (Kilcormac/Killoughey), Liam O'Riordan (Ballyskenach-Killavilla), Marc Ryan (Coolderry); Odhran Fletcher (Kilcormac/Killoughey), Patrick Lyons (Drumcullen), Darragh Scully (St Rynagh's). Subs – Eanna Mulhare (St Rynagh's), Caelum Larkin (Carrig-Riverstown), Ajay Cleary (Coolderry), Conor Berry (Clodiagh Gaels), Noel Standish (Kinnitty), Michael Dooley (Kinnitty), Oisin Carroll (Kilcormac-Killoughey), Dylan Hollywood (Drumcullen), James Hennessy (Drumcullen)