Conor Foley to make league debut for Wexford hurlers against Galway
CONOR FOLEY has been named to make his Allianz Hurling League debut for Wexford in Saturday’s Division 1 opener against Galway in Chadwicks Wexford Park at 5 p.m.
The game – that will double up as the Walsh Cup final – will be broadcast live on TG4.
Horeswood clubman Foley, who is chosen at right half-back, made his Senior inter-county debut as a substitute against Offaly in Birr on January 15, and he also appeared off the bench in the victory over Kilkenny six days later.
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He is the sole league newcomer, while first starts of 2023 have also been given to the established pair of midfielder Kevin Foley and centre-forward Liam Óg McGovern.
Damien Reck will captain the team from centre-back, with his brother Shane selected in the right corner of defence.
Lee Chin is a notable absentee from the 26-man squad owing to injury, while Richie Lawlor – his Faythe Harriers colleague – is ruled out after being forced off at half-time in DCU’s one-point win over SETU Carlow in the Fitzgibbon Cup tie held in Dublin on Wednesday.
Newcomer Jack Doran from Naomh Éanna has fully recovered from a broken finger and is named among the substitutes, while Cloughbawn’s Connal Flood is also back on the squad after a recent bout of illness.
The full team is: Mark Fanning; Shane Reck, Liam Ryan, Conor Devitt; Conor Foley, Damien Reck (capt.), Simon Donohoe; Diarmuid O’Keeffe, Kevin Foley; Conor Hearne, Liam Óg McGovern, Charlie McGuckin; Cathal Dunbar, Conor McDonald, Mikie Dwyer. Subs. – James Lawlor, Ross Banville, Ian Carty, David Clarke, Jack Doran, Corey Byrne-Dunbar, Connal Flood, Rory Higgins, Niall Murphy, Oisín Pepper, Josh Sheil.