Dublin hurlers have selected 11 of the team that faced Cork in last August’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final for Sunday’s NHL Division 1A opener against Galway in Salthill (2.0).Two of the changes come in the full-back line with Cian O’Callaghan and Simon Timlin named to start while in midfield the experienced Shane Durkin will partner team captain Johnny McCaffrey.
In attack Mark Schutte (pictured), who impressed in the Walsh Cup final defeat to Kilkenny, has been handed a starting berth. The changes from last summer’s loss to the Rebels are Niall Corcoran, Paul Schutte, Joey Boland and David Treacy.
DUBLIN (SH v Galway)
1 Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
2 Cian O’Callaghan (Cuala)
3 Peter Kelly (Lucan Sarsfields)
4 Simon Timlin (Cuala)
5 Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
6 Liam Rushe (St Pat’s, Palmerstown)
7 Michael Carton (O’Toole’s)
8 Shane Durkin (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
9 Johnny McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields)
10 Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
11 Ryan O’Dwyer (Kilmacud Crokes)
12 Danny Sutcliffe (St Jude’s)
13 David O’Callaghan (St Mark’s)
14 Paul Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
15 Mark Schuttte (Cuala)
