ENDA SMITH RETURNS to the Roscommon starting team for next Sunday’s showdown with Mayo.

Smith is named at midfield where he will replace Ronan Stack for the clash at Dr Hyde Park.

Boyle club man Smith came on as a substitute in Roscommon’s last match against Donegal.

Roscommon are chasing a fifth successive win in Division 1 of the Allianz football league on Sunday after recent successes over Kerry, Cork, Down and Donegal.

U21 players Ronan Daly, Cathal Compton and Diarmuid Murtagh are all named on the bench. Roscommon take on Mayo in the EirGrid Connacht U21 football final on Saturday 2 April.

Roscommon

1. Geoffrey Claffey (Castlerea St Kevin’s)

2. Sean McDermott (Western Gaels)
3. Neil Collins (St Brigid’s Dublin)
4. Niall McInerney (St Brigid’s)

5. Conor Daly (Padraig Pearses)
6. Sean Purcell (Boyle)
7. David Murray (Padraig Pearses)

8. Enda Smith (Boyle)
9. Niall Daly (Padraig Pearses)

10. Fintan Cregg (Elphin)
11. Ciaran Murtagh (St Faithleach’s – captain)
12. Conor Devaney (Kilbride)

13. Cian Connolly (Roscommon Gaels)
14. Senan Kilbride (St Brigid’s)
15. Cathal Cregg (Western Gaels)

Subs
16. Darren O’Malley (Michael Glaveys)
17. Cathal Compton (Strokestown )
18. Ronan Daly (Padraig Pearses)
19. Niall Kilroy (Fuerty)
20. James McDermott (Roscommon Gaels)
21. Cathal McHugh (St. Brigid’s)
22. John McManus (Roscommon Gaels)
23. Ian Kilbride (St Brigids)
24. Diarmuid Murtagh (St Faithleach’s)
25. Brian Murtagh (St Faithleach’s)
26. Ronan Stack (St Brigid’s)

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