FORMER DUBLIN HURLER Danny Sutcliffe and ex-Mayo defender Tom Cunniffe are part of the New York panel to face Sligo in Sunday’s Connacht SFC preliminary round.

Danny Suttcliffe and Tom Cunniffe

Sutcliffe, a talented hurler who won an All-Star and Leinster SHC medal in 2013, quit the Dublin panel prior to the 2016 campaign to focus on his Masters studies in DCU.

The St Jude’s man has since moved to New York and lined out at centre-forward for the Exiles in a challenge match against Donegal two weeks ago.

Cunniffe won five Connacht titles with Mayo and started the 2013 All-Ireland final defeat to Dublin at corner-back. He left the Mayo squad to travel to the US 14 months ago, shortly after his club Castlebar Mitchels lost the All-Ireland final to Ballyboden St Enda’s.

The New York team that played Donegal two weeks ago

Former Donegal players Ross Wherity and Peter Witherow are also part of Justin O’Halloran’s squad, along with Wicklow’s Conor McGraynor, Keith Quinn and Gerard McCartan of Down, former Westmeath player Keith Scally, ex-Sligo goalkeeper Vinny Cadden.

Shane Hogan, a native New Yorker, is another member of the 30-man panel. New York are due to name a matchday panel of 26 on Thursday morning.

New York squad

Vinny Caden
Tom Cunniffe
David Cunnane
Shane Hogan
Peter Withlowe
Brain Gallaher
David Culhane
Paddy Boyle
Conor McGraynor
Daniel Mckenna
Gerard McCartan
Shane O Connor
Keith Quinn
Danny Sutcliffe
Jer O’Sullivan
Eoin Flanagan
Paul Lambe
Keith Scally
Tony Donnelly
Kevin Connelly
David Freeman
Stephen Doake
Ronan McGinley
Conor Farrell
Paul McGinley
Colin Keane
Ross Wherrity
Eoin Ward
Eugene McVerry
Nial McFeeley

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