Galway and Kilkenny All-Ireland winners in Dublin hurling panel for 2017 Walsh Cup opener

A GALWAY ALL-Ireland U21 winner and a Kilkenny All-Ireland minor winner are part of the Dublin hurling squad for their 2017 opener in the Walsh Cup tonight.

Dublin hurling manager Ger Cunningham

Midfielder Donie Fox, a 2011 U21 winner with the Tribesmen, and attacker Canice Maher, a 2008 minor victor with the Cats, have both been given the chance to impress for Dublin by manager Ger Cunningham.

The duo both transferred to the St Judes club last year with Maher playing for Dublin and Fox lining out for the Dubs Stars in the annual New Years Day challenge last Sunday.

Tomás Connolly, brother of Dublin senior football star Diarmuid, is also involved while last year’s Leinster U21 winners Jonathan Tracey, Mark McCallion and Chris Bennett are also involved.

Throw-in for tonight’s game between Dublin and Carlow is 7.30pm

Dublin U21 hurling goalkeeper Jonathan Treacy James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Dublin

1. Jonathan Tracey – Na Fianna
2. Darragh Gray – Whitehall Colmcille
3. Shane Barrett – Na Fianna
4. Fionn Ó Riain Broin – St. Judes
5. Matthew McCaffrey – Lucan Sarsfields
6. Chris Crummey – Lucan Sarsfields
7. Sean McGrath – Kilmacud Crokes
8. Liam Rushe – St. Patrick’s Palmerstown
9. Donie Fox – St. Judes
10. Conor Burke – St. Vincents
11. Tomás Connolly – St. Vincents
12. Fionntain McGibb – Setanta
13. Canice Maher – St. Judes
14. Donal Burke – Na Fianna
15. Cian O’Sullivan – St. Brigids
16. Gary Maguire – Ballyboden St. Enda’s
17. Paddy Smyth – Clontarf
18. Mark McCallion – Kilmacud Crokes
19. Mark Kavanagh – St. Brigids
20. Ciaran Dowling – Lucan Sarsfields
21. Ben Quinn – Crumlin
22. Fergal Whitely – Kilmacud Crokes
23. Caolan Conway – Kilmacud Crokes
24. Niall McMorrow – Ballyboden St. Enda’s
25. Johnny McGuirk – St. Brigids
26. Alan Moore – St. Vincents
27. Sean Ó Riain – Setanta
28. Alex Quinn – Crumlin
29. James Holland – Ballyboden St. Enda’s
30. Chris Bennett – Faughs

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