U20 hurlers ready for Offaly duel in Leinster HC

Tue, 25th June 2019

Cuala's Diarmuid O Floinn will captain this year's Dublin U20 hurlers as they face Offaly in Wednesday night's Bord Gais Energy Leinster U20HC quarter-final in Parnell Park (7.30; extra-time, winner on day if necessary).

Dublin's starting team includes two members of the current Dublin senior panel - Lee Gannon and Davy Keogh - and is backboned by the minor team of 2017.

Dublin were beaten in the 2017 Leinster MHC final by Kilkenny (3-15 to 1-17), they then overcame Antrim in the All-Ireland quarter-final (2-20 to 0-11) before losing an All-Ireland semi-final to Cork (0-23 to 2-13).

Included in the panel that year who will start on Wednesday night against the Faithful County are Conor O'Donoghue, Andrew Dunphy, Tommy Kinnane, Lee Gannon, Davy Keogh, Diarmuid O Floinn, Kevin Desmond, Sean Currie (pictured above), Luke McDwyer and Kevin Burke.

Na Fianna's Sean Currie finished the 2017 MHC campaign as the second top-scorer in the overall competition when compiling 2-47 (53) in five games, one place behind Cork's Brian Turnbull who had a personal tally of 1-51 (54).

With Galway and Wexford waiting in the semi-finals since the outset Kilkenny defeated Laois (5-21 to 0-10) in the other quarter-final on Monday night and now advance to face Galway, the winner of the Dublin versus Offaly game will play Wexford on Wednesday, July 3 in their semi-final.

DUBLIN (U20HC v Offaly)

1 Conor O'Donoghue Ballyboden St Enda's
2 Andrew Dunphy St Brigid's
3 Tommy Kinanne Naomh Mearnog
4 Jack Fagan Raheny
5 Kevin Burke Na Fianna
6 Lee Gannon Whitehall Colmcille
7 Iain O h Eithir Ballinteer St John's
8 Michael Conroy Cuala
9 David Keogh Thomas Davis
10 Diarmaid O Floinn Cuala
11 Luke McDwyer Ballyboden St Enda's
12 Cian Derwin Craobh Chiarain
13 Billy Ryan Craobh Chiarain
14 Sean Currie Na Fianna
15 Kevin Desmond Ballyboden St Enda's

Subs

16 Eddie Gibbons Kilmacud Crokes
17 Eoin Carney Erin's Isle
18 Ciaran Hogan St Jude's
19 Alex O'Neill Round Tower, Clondalkin
20 Pearse Christie Ballyboden St Enda's
21 Liam Murphy Cuala
22 Matthew Dunne Lucan Sarsfields
23 Ciaran Foley Naomh Olaf
24 James O'Connell St Brigid's