Cooper returns to action for championship clash with Carlow

Fri, 2nd June 2017

Dublin's starting 15 for Saturday night's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow in Portlaoise (7.0) contains 11 players who began last October's All-Ireland final replay.

The players coming in are Eric Lowndes, Niall Scully, Jack McCaffrey and Con O'Callaghan, with Philly McMahon (suspended), John Small, Paul Flynn and Paddy Andrews the ones who started that game against Mayo.

Nine of the starting team to face Carlow began in the NFL Division 1 final defeat to Kerry - with Darren Daly, Philly McMahon, Paul Flynn, Ciaran Reddin, Paddy Andrews and Bernard Brogan not named to start against Turlough O'Brien's men at O'Moore Park.

Jonny Cooper who missed most of the league owning to injury returns to action alongside Mick Fitzsimons and Eric Lowndes in the full-back line.

For Niall Scully and Con O'Callaghan they will be making their first championship starts.

Carlow have kept faith with the same starting team that defeated Wexford in their Leinster SFC first round clash.

DUBLIN (SF v Carlow)

1 Stephen Cluxton Parnell's

2 Michael Fitzsimons Cuala

3 Jonny Cooper Na Fianna

4 Eric Lowndes Naomh Peregrine

5 Niall Scully Teach Mealóg Sráid Singe

6 Cian O'Sullivan Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh

7 Jack McCaffrey Cluain Tarbh

8 Brian Fenton Rath Éanna