Kildare ladies U21 side named ahead off All-Ireland Championship opener on Sunday
The Kildare u21 ladies team has been named ahead of their championship opener against Armagh this Sunday.
The Lilies travel to Lurgan to take on the Orchard County in the first group game of the All-Ireland U21 Championship, and throw-in at Clann Eireann is pencilled in for 1.30pm.
There are a number of Kildare senior panelists on the team, with Aoife Wosser, Rose Mernagh, Louise Scully, Shauna Kendrick, Molly Price, Michaela McKenna and Orlaith Kirwan all lining out for the seniors in 2017.
All-Ireland Intermediate Championship winning defender Shauna Kendrick will captain the team, while Rose Mernagh has been named as vice-captain.
Kildare are in Group A of the competition alongside Armagh, Clare, Mayo and Monaghan, and will play their four games over the next five weeks. The team who tops Group A will play the winners of Group B in the All-Ireland final.
Kildare U21 team to play Armagh
- Aoife Wosser -Cappagh
- Gemma Hartnett – Sarsfields
- Rose Mernagh – Eadestown
- Emma Maguire- Kilcock
- Louise Scully - Ellistown
- Shauna Kendrick – Sarsfields
- Jessica Nolan – Sarsfields
- Niamh Bergin – Naas
- Tara Breen – TwoMile House/ Kilcullen
- Molly Price – Sarsfields
- Michaela McKenna – Na Fianna
- Orlaith Kirwan – Maynooth
- Eve Powderly – Kilcock
- Aisling O’Connor – Kilcock
- Caoimhe Murphy – Sarsfields
- Amy Doolan – Ballykelly
- Aoife Murphy – Ballymore Eustace
- Ciara Fennin – Ballymore Eustace
- Anna Lawless – Sarsfields
- Lisa Murphy – Milltown
- Shauna Fitzsimons – Rathangan
- Tara Hallinan – Leixlip
- Brooke Dunne – Sarsfields
- Grainne Lyons - Leixlip
- Natasha Murphy – Ballymore Eustace