FOUR MEMBERS OF the Kildare team that won the Leinster U21 football title last year are named in their team for tonight’s quarter-final clash against Offaly.
Full-back Sean Higgins, centre-back David Hyland, midfielder Fergal Conway and wing-forward Paddy Brophy all started in the team that triumphed in the final against Longford last April.
Centre-forward Tony Gibbons came on as a substitute in that game at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.
Throw-in tonight in Athy is 7.30pm.
KILDARE: Shane McNamara (Celbridge); Barry Egan (Clane), Sean Higgins (Maynooth), Shane O’Hagan (Kill); Dylan Corcoran (Celbridge), David Hyland (Athy), Cian O’Donoghue (Clane); Gavin Farrell (Castledermot), Fergal Conway (Celbridge); Barry Coffey (Sarsfields), Tony Gibbons (Athy), Paddy Brophy (Celbridge); David Hughes (Celbridge), Daniel Grehan (Clogherinkoe), Neil Flynn (Maynooth).