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Five U-20 All-Ireland Winners Could Make Senior Offaly Debut This Weekend

Friday, 28 January 2022 at 17:48

Jack Bryant has been named to start by John Maughan.

John Maughan will hand a senior debut to at least one of Offaly's U20 All-Ireland winning squad in their Allianz Football League Opener with Clare. 

Shamrocks Jack Bryant has been named at full forward, while another four, Cormac Egan, Lee Pearson, Morgan Tynan and Kieran Dolan are among the 26. 

In all the team shows seven changes from the one that lined out against Kildare in the Leinster Championship last July.

Positionally James Lalor kicks inside to full-back from corner back, Declan Hogan fills that role along with last year's captain Niall Darby. 

There's an entirely new half-back line in the form Ciaran Donnelly, captain Johnny Maloney and Cian Donohoe. 

Anton Sullivan fills the vacancy left by Peter Cunningham at centre-half forward with Bill Carroll and Raheen's Dylan Hyland either side. 

John Maughan has been able to name a versatile full-forward line where Jack Bryant starts at the edge of the square along with Ruari McNamee and Bernard Allen.

The 11 substitutes contain a blend of youth and plenty of experience, no more so than in the form of Niall McNamee, who returns for a 19th year.

Offaly Starting XV: 

Paddy Dunican; Declan Hogan, James Lalor, Niall Darby; Ciaran Donnelly, Johnny Maloney (c), Cian Donohoe; Jordan Hayes, Cathal Mangan; Bill Carroll, Anton Sullivan, Dylan Hyland; Bernard Allen, Jack Bryant, Ruairi McNamee. 
 

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