BRIAN CODY HAS named Ger Aylward in the Kilkenny starting 15 to face Wexford in Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A encounter.
Aylward shot to prominence in his debut campaign for the Cats in 2015, scoring 3-5 on his championship debut against the Model county.
He finished that campaign with All-Ireland and All-Star honours, but missed 2016 with a torn cruciate, while he failed to find his best form on his return to the Black and Amber last season.
It’ll be his first appearance for the county since he came off the bench in their defeat to Waterford last July.
He has struggled with shoulder, back & hamstring injuries so far in 2018, but replaces Luke Scanlon in the attack on Sunday.
Padraig Walsh, Conor Delaney and John Donnelly missed the win over Tipperary due to college commitments, but they return to the team in place of Conor O’Shea, Conor Browne and Liam Blanchfield.
Kilkenny (vs Wexford)
1. Darren Brennan (St Lachtains)
2. Joey Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
3. Padraig Walsh (Tullaroan)
4. Paddy Deegan (O’Loughlin Gaels)
5. Conor Delaney (Erin’s Own)
6. Cillian Buckley (Dicksboro)
7. Enda Morrissey (Bennettsbridge)
8. James Maher (St Lachtains)
9. Richie Leahy (Rower Inistioge)
10. Martin Keoghan (Tullaroan)
11. TJ Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
12. Pat Lyng (Rower Inistioge)
13. John Donnelly (Thomastown)
14. Walter Walsh (Tullogher Rosbercon)
15. Ger Aylward (Glenmore)
Subs
16. Richie Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
17. Conor O’Shea (Clara)
18. Conor Browne (James Stephens)
19. Robert Lennon (Bennettsbridge)
20. Lester Ryan (Clara)
21. Ollie Walsh (Dicksboro)
22. Luke Scanlon (James Stephens)
23. Liam Blanchfield (Bennettsbridge)
24. Alan Murphy (Glenmore)
25. Conor Martin (Emeralds)
26. Billy Ryan (Graigue-Ballycallan)
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What’s with all the hate for the author? Get a life lads
Fight me
Poor article but leave the man alone, he’s just trying to put stew on the table like the rest of us
That’s rich coming from you Hightower after I seen you commenting racist jokes on an article only last night
After you saw, please spell it right John it’s my biggest peeve.
Ah shut up ya meath p***k
Anything a better than a Paul Fennessy article though.
Hate????
I can read Eoin casually enough and his articles are generally nice to read. I find the other journalists articles are often poor opinion pieces that are badly researched. I can also tell it’s his piece after a few sentences, and I don’t enjoy reading his style of writing either.
I’ve also seen him argue with posters in the comments section when they don’t agree with his piece which looks sloppy to me. He doesn’t like criticism.
Wow, ease up lads! I thought it was an interesting piece.
Its not like hes been playing there for a year now oh wait
“Footballer turns out for club” would be a better headline
‘Keyboard Warrior Who’s Never Written An Article In His Life Thinks He Can Act Hard’ would be a good one for you no?
If you’ve nothing nice to say, say nothing.
Eoin if your where any good at your job you’d know that it’s his agents greedy fee that’s holding up the transfer, not pogba, not Utd , and not Woodward .
I thought ‘mummy’ was the agent for her three boys.
I hope United pull out of this saga soon. Being held to a ransom by an agent is embarrassing for the club. And not to mention the fee for a player who clearly wants to play elsewhere. Surely there is better value in the market.
Poor
Which Guinea , there’s 3 !