Offaly minor team named as injured Mayo duo miss out

As might have been expected, Offaly have named an unchanged team for their All-Ireland minor football quarter-final against Mayo tomorrow (Sunday).

Leinster champions Offaly will face defeated Connacht finalists Mayo at King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon (throw-in 3pm).

Managed by Shannonbridge's Roger Ryan, the Offaly team is captained by Rhode's Cian McNamee, who lifted the Fr Larry Murray Trophy following the memorable Leinster final win over Louth in Newbridge (2-20 to 3-14).

The freetaking prowess of goalkeeper Jack Ryan has been a major weapon in Offaly's armoury and the Doon player contributed eight points, consisting of four two-pointers, in the clash with Louth.

Mayo have also announced their starting XV for the clash against Offaly. Joint managers David Heaney and Tom Reilly have made three changes to the side that lost out to Roscommon in the Connacht decider (2-14 to 1-15).

Eoghan Dever, Fiachra O'Cinnseala and Rhys Neary come into the team, with Tony Carey (scorer of 1-4 in the Connacht final) and Cian May missing out through injury.

Offaly team (vs Mayo): Jack Ryan; Caden O'Beirne, Tomás Carroll, Cormac Farrell; Patrick Duffy, Tadgh Kelly, Eoin Rouse; Eamon Maher, Charlie Duffy; Cathal Weldon, Dylan Dunne, Aaron Daly; Tony Furey, Cian McNamee (captain), Ruairí Woods. Subs: Max Kruger, Isaac Ryan, Stephen Byrne, Cian Duffy, Darragh Stewart, Dylan Deehan Kavanagh, Daniel Stoyanov, Dermot Crombie, Ruairí Carroll.

Mayo team (vs Offaly): Thomas Williams; Conor Coghill, Barry Langan (captain), Cahair Tighe; Ryan O’Donnell, Declan Duffy, Dara Flanagan; Adam Kelly, Eoghan Dever; Patrick Garvey, Ben Holmes, Conor Jordan; Fiachra O'Cinnseala, Conor Hession, Rhys Neary. Subs: Ajay Gormley-Walsh, Sean McCann, Peter Quinn, Maidhc Óg Staunton, Ben Joyce, Fionn O’Cinnseala, Oran Murphy, Conor Hoban, Oisin McCann.