*Sean Neylon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill
CLARE’S U20 side to face Waterford in the first round of the Munster U20 football championship has been named.
Leamybrien hosts Saturday evening’s encounter at 5:30pm as Clare travel to Waterford.
Joint captains Odhran Cunningham and Joshua Moloney are both included in the half-back line of the Clare team where they are joined by Luke Pyne. Cunningham’s clubmate Cian Corry starts between the posts.
Aaron Kelly who was introduced as a substitute in last year’s defeat to Kerry is named at corner back with Miltown Malbay’s Sean Neylon another survivor of the 2023 squad to start at centre forward, Cillian Gavin and Darren Keane are to play on either side of Neylon.
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s Tom Curran who was also part of the last year’s panel is included among the substitutes.
Ennistymon duo Joshua Vaughan and Éanna Rouine form a midfield pairing. Seán McAllister who has played at midfield for his club Clondegad is named at full-back where he is flanked by the Kellys, Aaron and Michael.
Conor Fennell, Daire Culligan and Seán McMahon complete the Clare team as the inside line for Michael Neylon’s charges.
Clare:
1: Cian Corry (Killimer)
2: Aaron Kelly (Wolfe Tones)
3: Sean McAllister (Clondegad)
4: Michael Kelly (Lissycasey)
5: Joshua Moloney (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
6: Odhran Cunningham (Killimer)
7: Luke Pyne (Éire Óg)
8: Joshua Vaughan (Ennistymon)
9: Éanna Rouine (Ennistymon)
10: Cillian Gavin (Clondegad)
11: Sean Neylon (St Joseph’s Miltown)
12: Darren Keane (Lissycasey)
13: Conor Fennell (Kilrush Shamrocks)
14: Daire Culligan (Lissycasey)
15: Seán McMahon (Banner)
Subs:
16. Tomas Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
17. Conor Kearney (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
18.Sean Conneally (Ennistymon)
19. Caoimhin O’Donovan(Corofin)
20. Tom Curran (St. Joseph’s, Doora Barefield)
21. Cathal Talty (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
22. Padraic O’Dwyer (St. Breckan’s)
23. Mark Kelleher (Ennistymon)
24. Evan Cahill (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
Additional Panel:
Diarmuid Toner (Banner)
Jake Garry (Cooraclare),
Cian Howard (Eire Ög, Inis),
Brian McNamara (Ennistymon),
Gavin O’Shea (Doonbeg),
Oisin McNamara (Michael Cusack’s),
Ben Skerritt (Lissycasey),
Tadhg Lysaght (Kilrush Shamrocks),
Mufana Flynn (Banner),
Colm Meaney (Clondegad),
Gary Donnellan (Cooraclare),
Fiachra Kirby (Clondegad)
