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Harte changes 10 for Tyrone's McKenna Cup final

The Red Hand face Cavan in Enniskillen on Saturday night.

Updated 22.45

MICKEY HARTE HAS made 10 changes as Tyrone bid to defend their McKenna Cup title on Saturday night (7.30pm).

Conor Clarke, Peter Harte, Tiernan McCann, Niall McKenna and Matthew Donnelly are the only survivors in the team to face Cavan in Enniskillen.

McKenna, who scored 1-1 in the semi-final win over Derry, is partnered by Strabane’s Danny McBride in midfield.

Cavan manager Terry Hyland has shown faith in the same 15 that started their 0-16 to 1-9 win against Monaghan.

Tyrone: Niall Morgan (Edendork); Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciaran), Conor Clarke (Omagh), Barry Tierney (Omagh); Ciaran McGinley (Errigal Ciaran), Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran), Tiernan McCann (Killyclogher); Niall McKenna (Donaghmore), Danny McBride (Strabane); Plunkett Kane (Coalisland), Shay McGuigan (Ardboe), PJ Lavery (Clonoe); Paddy McNeice (Coalisland), Matthew Donnelly (Trillick), Rónan O’Neill (Omagh).

Substitutes: Michael O’Neill (Clonoe), Kevin Campbell (Derrytresk), Hugh Gallagher (Omagh), Kevin Gallagher (Newtownstewart), Conan Grugan (Omagh), Peter Hughes (Eskra), Connor McAliskey (Clonoe), Emmett McKenna (Eglish), Ronan McNabb (Dromore), Ronan McNamee (Aghyarn), Patrick Quinn (Dungannon).

Cavan: Conor Gilsenan (Bailieborough); Joshua Hayes (Cootehill), Rory Dunne (Redhills), Killian Brady (Mullahoran); Philip Tinnely (Kingscourt), Alan Clarke (Kingscourt), James McEnroe (Ramor Utd); Turloc Mooney (Redhills), David Givney (Mountnugent); Martin Reilly (Killygarry), Niall McDermott (Ballinagh), Michael Lyng (Cavan Gaels); Cian Mackey (Castlerahan), Kevin Tierney (Ballyhaise), Eugene Keating (St Sylvester’s).

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