Unbeaten All-Ireland champions Armagh make three changes for their Allianz NFL clash with Donegal in Ballybofey this Sunday. With two wins under their belt already, Armagh will be confident of gaining all three points against their Ulster rivals. However, manager Joe Kernan must plan without Andrew McCann who has been ruled out with a calf strain, while he has decided to rest Enda McNulty and Steven McDonnell.
That decision gives Andy Mallon and Philip Loughran a chance to impress, while there is wholesale restructuring in defence. Aidan O'Rourke moves to centre-back in the continued absence of influential skipper Kieran McGeeney, with Kieran Hughes switching to right-half back. Paul McCormack takes over at number seven, while Mallon starts at right corner back and Francis Bellew returns in the left corner.
Armagh XV v Donegal:P Hearty, A Mallon, J McNulty, F Bellew, K Hughes, A O'Rourke, P McCormack, P McGrane, P Loughran, P McKeever, J McEntee, O McConville, D Marsden, B Duffy, T McEntee.
Meanwhile, Dublin's Allianz National Football League clash with Tyrone at Parnell Park on Sunday is an all-ticket affair. Tickets will be available from 10.00am to 12.00 noon on Saturday and from 11.30am on Sunday morning.
Filed by Shane Murray
