Experimental senior hurling side to face Westmeath in Walsh Cup

Sat, 14th December 2019

Dublin have selected an experimental side for Sunday's Walsh Cup clash against Westmeath in Cusack Park, Mullingar this Sunday (1.0).

Only four of the starting team to face the midlanders began in Dublin's last match, their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final exit at the hands of Laois last summer in Portlaoise - Paddy Smyth, James Madden, Tomás Connolly and Oisín O'Rorke.

Donal Burke who spent last summer in America has returned to the fold and has been selected to start at right half-forward.

Dublin are grouped with Carlow, Laois as well as Westmeath with Sunday's opponents defeating Carlow, 2-12 to 0-14, in their Walsh Cup opener last weekend.

Following Sunday's clash Dublin have a home tie against Carlow in the new year (Sunday, January 5) before their rescheduled clash against Laois.

The county that tops the round-robin section will face Galway in their semi-final with Kilkenny and Wexford meeting in the other semi-final.

DUBLIN (SH v Westmeath)

1 Jonathan Treacy Na Fianna
2 Paddy Smyth Clontarf
3 Luke Corcoran Ballyboden St Enda's
4 James Madden Ballyboden St Enda's
5 Pól Crummey Lucan Sarsfields
6 Daire Gray Whitehall Colmcille
7 Tomás Connolly St Vincent’s
8 Jake Malone Cuala
9 David Keogh Thomas Davis
10 Lorcan McMullan Kilmacud Crokes
11 Marc Howard Kilmacud Crokes
12 Donal Burke Na Fianna
13 Fergal Whitely Kilmacud Crokes
14 Aidan Mellett Ballyboden St Enda's
15 Oisín O'Rorke Kilmacud Crokes

Subs

16 Seán Brennan Cuala
17 Alex O'Neill Round Tower, Clondalkin
18 Ronan Hayes Kilmacud Crokes
19 Mark Schutte Cuala
20 Enda O'Donnell Whitehall Colmcille

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2020 WALSH CUP

Bye to semi-finals: Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford
Round-robin participants: Dublin, Carlow, Laois, Westmeath

Round 1 (first named county have home advantage)
Sunday, December 8
Dublin OFF Laois (to be played in new year); Westmeath 2-12 Carlow 0-14

Round 2
Sunday, December 15

Westmeath v Dublin; Carlow v Laois

Round 3
Sunday, January 5
Dublin v Carlow; Laois v Westmeath

Semi-finals: Sunday, January 12
Final: Sunday, January 19

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14
O'Byrne Round 2
Arklow (2.0) Wicklow v Kildare Ref: Dan Stynes (Dublin)
St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy (2.0) Wexford v Laois Ref: Lee Moore (Kildare)
Lakepoint Park, Mullingar (2.0) Westmeath v Meath Ref: Fintan Pierce (Offaly)
Gaelic Grounds Drogheda (2.0) Louth v Offaly Ref: Keith O'Brien (Westmeath)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15
O'Byrne Cup Round 2
Glennon Bros Pearse Park Longford (2.0) Longford v Carlow Ref: Ciarán Reilly (Dublin)

Walsh Cup Round 2
TEG Cusack Park Mullingar (1.0) Westmeath v Dublin Ref: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)
Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow (2.0) Carlow v Laois Ref: Thomas Gleeson (Dublin)

Kehoe Cup Round 3
Aughrim (2.0) Wicklow v Meath Ref: To be confirmed
NGDC Abbotstown (2.0) Offaly v Down Ref: Kevin Brady (Louth)