Team news: O'Brien returns for Westmeath
May 27, 2017
Laois' Cahir Healy tackles Niall O'Brien of Westmeath.
©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan.
Westmeath forward Niall O'Brien returns from suspension to start today's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Offaly in Mullingar.
The Castletown-Geoghegan clubman comes back into the team in place of Derek McNicholas, who lost his appeal against the straight red card he received in the 1-18 to 0-19 win over Meath two weeks ago.
Michael Ryan's charges overcame the first-half dismissal of McNicholas to beat the Royals and qualify for the knockout stages on scoring difference.
Westmeath (Leinster SHC v Offaly): Paddy Moloney; Conor Shaw, Tommy Doyle, Tommy Gallagher; Aaron Craig, Paul Greville, Shane Power; Aonghus Clarke, Gary Greville; Cormac Boyle, Niall Mitchell, Robbie Greville; Killian Doyle, Niall O'Brien, Allan Devine.
Subs: Paddy Carroll, Joey Boyle, Darragh Egerton, Jack Galvin, Alan Cox, Brendan Murtagh, Kieran Duncan, Shane McGovern, Darren Giles, Mick Heeney, Phelim Burke.
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