Team news: Defensive-minded Leitrim side

October 30, 2020

Leitrim's Paddy Maguire. ©INPHO/James Crombie.

There are some notable positional switches on the Leitrim team named to face Mayo in the Connacht SFC quarter-final in Carrick-on-Shannon on Sunday (throw-in 1.15pm).

Donal Wrynn reverts to full back having mostly played at midfield in this year's Allianz League campaign. The Fenagh clubman is expected to take up Mayo's target man Aidan O'Shea.

Captain of the side, Paddy Maguire and Jack Gilheaney also move, from defence to attack. Forwards Ryan O'Rourke and Darragh Rooney lose out in a defensive-minded side.

Leitrim (Connacht SFC v Mayo): Brendan Flynn; Donal Casey, Donal Wrynn, Conor Reynolds; David Bruen, Aidan Flynn, Cillian McGloin; Mark Plunkett, Domhnaill Flynn; Conor Dolan, Paddy Maguire, Jack Gilheaney; Shane Quinn, Evan Sweeney, Keith Beirne.


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