Team news: DJ names strong Kilkenny outfit

June 18, 2018

Damien Fitzhenry and DJ Carey share a joke a Nowlan Park

Kilkenny U21 boss DJ Carey has named a strong side for Wednesday night's crunch Leinster championship semi-final against Galway.

Martin Keoghan, Richie Leahy and Bill Sheehan are all named in the Cats' line-up as they enter the fray in this competition against a Galway side which accounted for Offaly last week with an impressive 15-point victory in Tullamore.

Keoghan starts at centre-back while Richie Leahy is partnered by Edmond Delaney of Conahy Shamrocks at midfield and the full-forward line is made up of Sheenan, Thomastown's John Donnelly and James Bergin.

Throw-in for the game at Bord na Mona O'Connor Park is at 7.30pm.

Kilkenny (Leinster U21HC v Galway): Liam Dunphy; Michael Cody, Tommy Walsh, Ryan Bergin; Tom Kenny, Martin Keoghan, Shane Murphy; Edmond Delaney, Richie Leahy; Colum Prendiville, Conor Hennessy, Adrian Mullen; Bill Sheehan, John Donnelly, James Bergin

Subs: Darragh Phelan, Cathal McGrath, Michael Carey, Matt Kenny, Eamonn Egan, Robbie Murphy, Sean Carey, Shane Mahoney, Niall Walsh


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