Cuala lead the way in Dubs Stars hurling nominations

Tue, 15th November 2016

Back-to-back county champions Cuala lead the way in the 2016 Dublin Bus/Herald Dubs Stars hurling nominations.

The Dalkey club completed a Division 1 league and SHC double and have 12 players shortlisted after an outstanding season.

Championship runners-up Kilmacud Crokes have ten players nominated.

Ten clubs are represented in the list of 60 players with the final selection named in two weeks’ time.

2016 DUBLIN BUS/HERALD DUBS STARS HURLING NOMINATIONS

GOALKEEPERS: Stephen Chester (Craobh Chiaráin), Brendan McLoughlin (O’Toole’s), Matt Collins (Kilmacud Crokes), Seán Brennan (Cuala).

FULL-BACK LINE: Ronan Walsh (Kilmacud Crokes), Cian O’Callaghan (Cuala), Oisín Gough (Cuala), Barry Aird (Lucan Sarsfields), Jamie Clinton (Kilmacud Crokes), Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), James Madden (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Philly Brennan (O’Toole’s), John Cullen (Crumlin), Rob Lambert (Lucan Sarsfields), Ciarán Mangan (St Jude’s), Ger McManus (St Jude’s).

HALF-BACK LINE: John Bellew (Lucan Sarsfields), Conor Murphy (Crumlin), Paul Schutte (Cuala), Jake Malone (Cuala), Chris Crummey (Lucan Sarsfields), Bill O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), Ger O’Meara (O’Toole’s), John Sheanon (Cuala), Peter Elliott (Crumlin), Conor Robinson (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Alan O’Beirne (St Jude’s), Michael Cunningham (O’Toole’s).

MIDFIELD: Ben Quinn (Crumlin), Darragh O’Connell (Cuala), Cian Mac Gabhann (Kilmacud Crokes), Lee Coleman (Crumlin), Conor Ryan (Craobh Chiaráin), Donie Fox (St Jude’s), Mark Kavanagh (St Brigid’s), Sean Moran (Cuala).

HALF-FORWARD LINE: Colm Cronin (Cuala), Ger Arthur (O’Toole’s), David Treacy (Cuala), Danny Sutcliffe (St Jude’s), Ryan O’Dwyer (Kilmacud Crokes), Ross O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), Paul Crummey (Lucan Sarsfields), Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Fergal Heavey (Faughs), Robbie Mahon (Craobh Chiaráin), Peadar Carton (O’Toole’s), Matthew McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields).

FULL-FORWARD LINE: Alex Quinn (Crumlin), Fergal Whitely (Kilmacud Crokes), Oisín O’Rorke (Kilmacud Crokes), Kevin O’Reilly (Lucan Sarsfields), Mark Schutte (Cuala), Niall Arthur (O’Toole’s), Paul Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Carl O’Mahony (Faughs), Chris Bennett (Faughs), Nicky Kenny (Cuala), Paul O’Donoghue (O’Toole’s), Seán McGrath (Kilmacud Crokes).