Portumna's Eoin Lynch has been named in the Galway XV to take on Westmeath tomorrow evening at 7.00pm in Pearse Stadium.
Lynch is one on five changes from the side that were beaten by Waterford last weekend.
Alongside him Ger Mahon, David Tierney, Niall Healy and Colin Connolly come in for David Hayes, Andrew Keary, Alan Kerins and Richie Murray.
David Collins also missed out due to picking up a hamstring injury.
GALWAY XV (v Westmeath): L Donoghue; D Joyce, T Og Regan, O Canning; D Hardiman, S Kavanagh, G Mahon; F Healy, E Lynch; C Connolly, D Forde, D Tierney; Damien Hayes, G Farragher, N Healy.