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GAA team news: Rory Brickenden handed Mayo start

Rory Brickenden will wear the No 4 jersey for Mayo in Omagh
Rory Brickenden will wear the No 4 jersey for Mayo in Omagh

Mayo opt for one change to their starting XV from the side that lost to Cavan for Saturday's All-Ireland Round 2 clash against Tyrone, with Rory Brickenden named in defence.

Brickenden, from the Westport club, replaces Sam Callinan in the full-back line for the O'Neills Healy Park encounter.

On Monday it was confirmed that Mayo manager Kevin McStay would be stepping back from his role for the immediate future to deal with health issues.

Assistant manager Stephen Rochford, who guided the county to successive All-Ireland final appearances in 2017 and '18, will now take charge of the side for the foreseeable future.

After a somewhat flat showing against the Breffni County on 18 May, Mayo will be under pressure to deliver against a Tyrone outfit, who impressed when accounting for Donegal last weekend.

For the Red Hand, Peter Teague starts at full-back in place of Padraig Hampsey. Otherwise the team is the same that took the field in Ballybofey a week ago, with Brian Kennedy fit again after going off injured in the opening half at MacCumhail Park.

Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Cormac Quinn, Peter Teague, Niall Devlin; Michael McKernan, Rory Brennan, Kieran McGeary; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Seanie O'Donnell, Mattie Donnelly, Ciarán Daly; Darren McCurry, Mark Bradley, Darragh Canavan.

Subs: Oisin Kane, Padraig Hampsey, Adam Clarke, Frank Burns, Shea O'Hare, Ben McDonnell, Aodhan Donaghy, Conor Meyler, Peter Harte, Ruairi Canavan, Eoin McElholm

Mayo: Colm Reape; Jack Coyne, Donnacha McHugh, Rory Brickenden, Stephen Coen (c), David McBrien, Enda Hession; Dylan Thornton, Matthew Ruane; Jack Carney, Darren McHale, Jordan Flynn, Aidan O'Shea, Davitt Neary, Ryan O'Donoghue.

Subs: Adrian Phillips, Bob Tuohy, Conal Dawson, Eoin O'Donoghue, Fenton Kelly, Fergal Boland, Frank Irwin, Paddy Durcan, Paul Towey, Sam Callinan, Sean Morahan.

Ahead of their visit to Derry, Damien Comer remains an absentee in the Galway squad. In the only alteration from the side that lost to Dublin, Jack Glynn's (below) returns in defence, in place of Cian Hernon.

20 April 2025; Jack Glynn of Galway before the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship semi-final match between Galway and Roscommon at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Derry kept faith with the side that lost to Armagh.

Derry: Ben McKinless; Diarmuid Baker, Eoin McEvoy, Patrick McGurk; Conor Doherty, Padraig McGrogan, Ruairi Forbes; Conor Glass, Brendan Rogers; Ethan Doherty, Paul Cassidy, Ciaran McFaul; Shane McGuigan, Anton Tohill, Niall Toner.

Subs: Odhran Lynch, Niall Loughlin, Ryan Mulholland, Danny McDermott, Dan Higgins, Tommy Rogers, Ben McCarron, Lachlan Murray, Caolan Devlin, Charlie Diamond, Cahir McMonagle.

Galway: Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath, Sean Mulkerrin, Jack Glynn; Dylan McHugh, Sean Kelly, Liam Silke; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Matthew Thompson, Cillian McDaid, Cein Darcy; Matthew Tierney, Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh.

Subs: Conor Flaherty, Daniel O'Flaherty, Cathal Sweeney, Kieran Molloy, Sean Fitzgerald, Sam O'Neill, Peter Cooke, John Daly, Johnny Heaney, Colm Costelloe, Cian Hernon.


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Mathew Costello and Donal Keogan will both make their 60th appearance for Meath when they take on Roscommon at King & Moffat Dr Hyde Park.

Manager Robbie Brennan keeps faith with the same XV that started their opening round victory against Cork.

Roscommon, well beaten by Kerry in their opener, show one change from that day in Killarney, with Colm Neary coming in at corner-back for John McManus.

Roscommon: Conor Carroll; Niall Higgins, Colm Neary, David Murray; Ronan Daly, Brian Stack, Senan Lambe; Eddie Nolan, Keith Doyle; Dylan Ruane, Ciarain Murtagh, Conor Hand; Daire Cregg, Enda Smith, Ben O'Carroll.

Subs: Aaron Brady, Robbie Dolan, Pearse Frost, Ruaidhri Fallon, Shane Cunnane, Diarmuid Murtagh, Donie Smith, Cian McKeon, Shane Killoran, Declan Kenny, Conor Cox.

Meath: Billy Hogan; Séamus Lavin, Seán Rafferty, Ronan Ryan; Donal Keogan, Seán Coffey, Ciarán Caulfield; Jack Flynn, Bryan Menton; Conor Duke, Ruairí Kinsella, Mathew Costello; Jordan Morris; James Conlon, Eoghan Frayne.

Subs: Seán Brennan, Adam O'Neill, Brian O'Halloran, Cathal Hickey, Eoin Harkin, James McEntee, Cian McBride, Conor Gray, Shane Walsh, Keith Curtis, Aaron Lynch.

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