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McCann only change to Tyrone starting XV for Kerry game

Tiernan McCann returns to Tyrone starting XV
Tiernan McCann returns to Tyrone starting XV

Tiernan McCann returns to the Tyrone side for Saturday's All-Ireland final, the only change to the team which squeezed past Monaghan in Croke Park four weeks ago.

McCann, along with Richie Donnelly, Frank Burns and Rory Brennan, were absent from last month's narrow Ulster final win. He is the only change to the name, replacing Mark Bradley and lining out at wing-back, while Burns and Brennan return to the subs bench.

Otherwise, the Tyrone team lines out as it did last time out, with Brian Kennedy and Conn Kilpatrick remaining in situ at midfield. Mattie Donnelly is stationed in the full-forward line, while Conor Meyler, Michael O'Neill and Niall Sludden make up the half-forward spots.

The past month has seen chaos within the Tyrone camp, as a Covid outbreak has seen today's All-Ireland semi-final postponed twice.

Kerry, meanwhile, have named the starting team which hammered Cork in the Munster final five weeks ago, with the only change to the squad being the return of Dara Moynihan to the bench after injury forced him out of the reckoning in Killarney.

Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Michael McKernan, Ronan McNamee, Padraig Hampsey; Tiernan McCann, Kieran McGeary, Peter Harte; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Conor Meyler, Michael O'Neill, Niall Sludden; Darren McCurry, Mattie Donnelly, Conor McKenna

Subs: Darragh McAnenly, Mark Bradley, Frank Burns, Darragh Canavan, Paul Donaghy, Ben McDonnell, HP McGeary, Cathal McShane, Ronan O’Neill, Liam Rafferty, Conor Shields

Kerry: Shane Ryan; Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Jason Foley, Tom O'Sullivan; Mike Breen, Paul Murphy, Gavin White; David Moran, Jack Barry; Diarmuid O'Connor, Seán O'Shea, Stephen O'Brien; David Clifford, Paul Geaney, Paudie Clifford.

Subs: Kieran Fitzgibbon, Adrian Spillane, Tadhg Morley, Gavin Crowley, Killian Spillane, Tommy Walsh, Micheál Burns, Graham O'Sullivan, Jack Sherwood, Pa Kilkenny, Dara Moynihan.

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