Three players make first starts as Kildare Hurling team is named for Kehoe Cup clash with Wicklow

The Kildare Hurlers have made a number of changes for their round 3 Kehoe Cup clash with Wicklow tomorrow afternoon.   There are three players who will make their first starts as Moorefield's Reece Gavin, Ardclough's Aran Kelly and Clane's Mark Doyle come into the team.   Gavin and Kelly both appeared off the bench in the penalty shoot-out defeat to Meath while Doyle comes in for the injured Christy Ring Player of the year Paddy McKenna.   Kildare only had five subs on the bench for the opening round defeat but they have improved in that regard with James Burke a notable returnee to the squad.   As well as Burke, James Dolan and Rian Boran will hope to get game time as things go up a notch in preparation for the National League.   Manager David Herity will be a notable absentee from the sideline as he is currently on Honeymoon.   Throw-in at St.Conleths Park is at 2.00 P.M     Kildare team to play Wicklow:

1. Mark Doyle - Clane
2. Conor Gordon - Coill Dubh
3. John Doran - Leixlip
4. Cathal Derivan- Leixlip
5. Sean Christiansen - Clane
6. Martin Fitzgerald - Ardclough
7. Diarmuid Cahill - Coill Dubh
8. Paul Divilly -Confey
9. Aran Kelly - Ardclough
10. Barry Cormack - Eire Og Chorrachoill
11. Brian Byrne - Naas
12. Reece Gavin- Moorefield
13. Conor Dowling - Naas
14. Bernard Deay - Clane
15. Caolan Smith - Clane

 

16. Paddy McKenna - Clane
17. Brian Waters - St. Laurence's
18. James Dolan - Eire Og Chorrachoill
19. James Burke - Naas
20. Rian Boran - Naas
21. Paul Feerick- Confey
22. Kevin Whelan- Naas
23. Ryan Casey- Coill Dubh