EOIN BRADLEY HAS been named in Derry’s starting XV for tomorrow’s qualifier against Down.

Bradley, who has been struggling with a shoulder injury, was only able to feature in the closing stages of last weekend’s victory over Sligo but has been selected at full forward for Saturday evening’s rematch against the Mourne County at Celtic Park.

Ciaran McFaul makes way, with Lee Kennedy moved to the right corner of the Oak Leaf attack. Defender Gerard O’Kane has failed to recover from a knee injury and is again omitted.

Down are unchanged from their defeat to Donegal in the Ulster semi-finals.

Throw-in at Celtic Park is at 5pm.

Derry: Eoin McNicholl; Declan Brown, Chrissy McKaigue, Dermot McBride; Charlie Kielt, Mark Lynch, Sean Leo McGoldrick; Patsy Bradley, PJ McCloskey; Conor McAtamney, James Kielt, Enda Lynn; Lee Kennedy, Eoin Bradley, Ryan Bell.

Down: Brendan McVeigh; Daniel McCartan, Brendan McArdle, Keith Quinn; Declan Rooney, Peter Turley, Ryan Boyle; Kalum King, Kevin McKernan; Ambrose Rogers, Mark Poland (c), Niall Madine; Conor Laverty, Benny Coulter, Donal O’Hare.

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JOHNNY DUANE IS the only change in the Galway football team to face Waterford tomorrow.

Duane missed last weekend’s win over Tipperary with an injury but he’s passed fit to start at corner-back. Keith Kelly drops to the bench as a result.

Throw-in at Pearse Stadium is at 2.30pm.

Galway: Manus Breathnach; Colin Forde, Finian Hanley, Johnny Duane; Conor Doherty, Gary O’Donnell, Gary Sice; Paul Conroy, Greg Higgins; John O’Brien, Sean Armstrong, Michael Farragher; Mark Hehir, Michael Meehan, Danny Cummins.

Waterford: Stephen Enright; Thomas O’Gorman, Niall Walsh, Conor Phelan; Tadhg Ó hUallacháin, Shane Briggs, Andy Doyle; Shane Aherne, Maurice O’Gorman; Tommy Prendergast, Tony Grey, Liam Ó Lonáin; Paul Whyte, Gary Hurney (c), Robert Aherne.

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TYRONE MAKE JUST one change for tomorrow’s qualifier against Roscommon, with Joe McMahon returning from injury to start at full-back.

Otherwise it’s the same starting XV that trounced Offaly in Round 1 last weekend.

Throw-in at  Dr Hyde Park is at 6pm.

Tyrone (SF v Roscommon): Pascal McConnell, Ryan McKenna, Joe McMahon, Cathal McCarron, Conor Clarke, Peter Harte, Conor Gormley, Colm Cavanagh, Sean Cavanagh, Matthew Donnelly, Mark Donnelly, Ciaran McGinley, Darren McCurry, Martin Penrose, Connor McAliskey.

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LAOIS BOSS JUSTIN McNulty has shown faith in the same starting XV for tomorrow’s meeting with Clare.

Laois were 10-point winners in their historic Friday night clash with Carlow last weekend and McNulty has left his team unchanged for the trip to Cusack Park.

Throw-in at Ennis is at 5pm.

Laois (SF v Clare): Eoin Culliton; Paul Begley, Mark Timmons, Peter O’Leary; Darren Strong, Kieran Lillis, Padraig McMahon; John O’Loughlin, Padraig Clancy; Billy Sheehan, Conor Meredith, Colm Begley; Ross Munnelly, Donal Kingston, David Conway.

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