CORK HAVE RUNG the change for Sunday’s long trip to play Derry in Division 1 of the Allianz football league.
The Rebels have already secured a semi-final spot and face a Derry team that were relegated after losing to Dublin last Saturday. Injuries and U21 football commitments have robbed manager Brian Cuthbert of several players.
He’s brought Tom Clancy in at corner-back, Stephen O’Donoghue at centre-back and Patrick Kelly at midfield. The attack sees John O’Rourke and Barry O’Driscoll come in to fill the wing-forward slots while Daniel Goulding and John Hayes will start in the corner-forward positions.
James Loughrey, Brian Hurley, Colm O’Neill along Kevin and Colm O’Driscoll, drop to the bench while injury rules out Jamie O’Sullivan and Brian O’Driscoll is tied up with U21 commitments ahead of next Thursday’s Munster final.
An interesting inclusion amongst the substitutes is goalkeeper Paddy O’Shea, who was part of the Cork squad that won the All-Ireland in 2010 but then left the panel in early 2011. Injuries also rule out Eoin Cadogan, Donncha O’Connor and Ruairi Deane for Cork.
CORK
1. Ken O’Halloran (Bishopstown)
2. Noel Galvin (Ballincolllig)
3. Michael Shields (St. Finbarr’s)
4. Tom Clancy (Clonakilty)
5. Tomás Clancy (Fermoy)
6. Stephen O’Donoghue (Ballincollig)
7. Conor Dorman (Bishopstown)
8. Fintan Goold (Macroom)
9. Patrick Kelly (Ballincollig)
10. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers)
11. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)
12. Barry O’Driscoll (Nemo Rangers)
13. Daniel Goulding (Éire Óg)
14. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers)
15. John Hayes (Carbery Rangers)
Subs
16. Paddy O’Shea (St. Vincent’s)
17. James Loughrey (Mallow)
18. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
19. Kevin O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
20. Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
21. Donal Óg Hodnett (O’Donovan Rossa)
22. Colm O’Neill (Ballyclough)
Unavailable:
Injury – Eoin Cadogan (Douglas), Donncha O’Connor (Ballydesmond), Jamie O’Sullivan (Bishopstown), Ruairi Deane (Bantry).
U21 commitments – Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s), Brian O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh), Micheál Martin (Nemo Rangers), Stephen Cronin (Nemo Rangers), Sean White (Clonakilty), Kevin Crowley (Millstreet).
Meanwhile, Mayo have made one change for to team for Sunday’s Allianz Football League final round meeting with Donegal at MacHale Park. With the exception of goalkeeper Kenneth O’Malley, who comes in for David Clarke, management team Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly have stuck with the same side which lost out to Cork last weekend.
MAYO
2. Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites)
3. Kevin Keane (Westport)
4. Keith Higgins (C) (Ballyhaunis)
5. Lee Keegan (Westport)
6. Colm Boyle (Davitts)
7. Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
8. Barry Moran (Castlebar Mitchels)
9. Tom Parsons (Charlestown Sarsfields)
10. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
11. Aidan O’Shea (Breaffy)
12. Jason Doherty (Burrishoole)
13. Mark Ronaldson (Shrule/Glencorrib)
14. Danny Kirby (Castlebar Mitchels)
15. Alan Dillon (Ballintubber)