JOHN EVANS HAS handed championship debuts to three players for Roscommon’s Connacht quarter-final against Leitrim.

Ciarán Cafferky, Ronan Stack and Ciaráin Murtagh, all members of the U21 team in 2012 who reached that year’s All-Ireland final, will make their first starts for the Rossies on Sunday.

Overall there’s only one change from the side that defeated Cavan in the Allianz League Division Three Final with Ronan Stack coming into the side at left half forward for his St Brigid’s team mate Darragh Donnelly.

Among those injured are U21′s Conor Daly and Fintan Kelly, last year’s wing back Paddy Brogan, Michael Finneran, Donal Keane, and 2006 All-Ireland minor winning captain David Flynn. There are none of this year’s U21′s panel included in the starting fifteen.

The team in full is as follows:

ROSCOMMON
1. Darren O’Malley (Michael Glaveys)
2. Seánie McDermott (Western Gaels)
3. Niall Carty (C) (Padraig Pearses)
4. Neil Collins (Castlerea St. Kevins
5. David Keenan (St. Barrys)
6. Niall Daly (Padraig Pearses)
7. Ciarán Cafferkey (Western Gaels)
8. Cathal Shine (Clann na nGael)
9. Kevin Higgins (Western Gaels)
10. David O’Gara (Roscommon Gaels)
11. Donie Shine (Clann na nGael)
12. Ronan Stack (St. Brigids)
13. Senan Kilbride (St. Brigids)
14. Cathal Cregg (Western Gaels)
15. Ciaráin Murtagh (St. Faithleachs)​

Leitrim have also given championship debuts to Donal Wrynn, Damian Moran and Sean McWeeney.

LEITRIM
1. Cathal McCrann (Gortletteragh)
2. Barry Prior (Aughawillan)
3. Donal Wrynn (Fenagh St Caillins)
4. Paddy Maguire (Glencar Manorhamilton)
5. Wayne McKeon (Ballinamore Seán O’Heslin’s
6. Gary Reynolds (Carrigallen)
7. Paul Brennan (Melvin Gaels)
8. Darren Sweeney (Glencar Manorhamilton)
9. Damian Moran (Bornacoola)
10. Kevin Conlon (St Patrick’s Dromahair)
11. Robert Lowe (St Mary’s)
12. Barry McWeeney (Aughnasheelin)
13. Emlyn Mulligan Capt (St Brigids)
14. James Glancy (Glencar Manorhamilton)
15. Sean McWeeney (Aughnasheelin)

Throw in at Dr Hyde Park is 3pm on Sunday.

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