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Sutcliffe in action for the Dublin U21s. INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

Blue steel: Dublin hand Sutcliffe first SHC start

Tomas Brady, Stephen Hiney and Conal Keaney will also make their comebacks against Laois on Sunday.

DUBLIN SENRIOR HURLING manager Anthony Daly will give U21 star Danny Sutcliffe his first SHC start in their quarter-final with Laois on Sunday.

Ross O’Carroll, Paul Schutte, Martin Quilty and most recently corner-forward Alan McCrabbe are all sidelined through injury, while Ryan O’Dwyer misses out because of suspension.

However, Dublin welcome the return of Tomas Brady, Stephen Hiney and Conal Keaney for their first competitive action of 2012. The trio all suffered cruciate leg injuries last year.

20-year-old Sutcliffe, who plays for St Judes and is 16/1 to win Young Hurler of the Year, also come in at wing forward.

Dublin (SHC v Laois): 1. Gary Maguire, 2. Niall Corcoran, 3. Peter Kelly, 4. Tomás Brady, 5. Stephen Hiney, 6. Joseph Boland, 7. Michael Carton, 8. John Mc Caffrey, 9. Shane Durkin, 10. Danny Sutcliffe, 11. Liam Rushe, 12. Conal Keaney, 13. Paul Ryan, 14. Conor Mc Cormack, 15. David Treacy

Subs: 16. Alan Nolan, 17. Peadar Carton, 18. David Curtin, 19. Eamon Dillon, 20. Oisin Gough, 21. Simon Lambert, 22. Niall Mc Morrow, 23. Maurice O Brien, 24. David O Callaghan, 25. Shane Stapleton, 26. Ruairi Trainor.

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