Team news: Red Hands make 13 changes

January 09, 2018

Tyrone's Niall Sludden with Martin Reilly of Cavan.
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Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has made 13 changes to his side for Wednesday's McKenna Cup encounter with Cavan at Kinspan Breffni (throw-in 8pm).

The only two survivors from Sunday's win over St Mary's are forwards Peter Harte and Ronan O'Neill as manager Harte recalls six players that featured in last year's All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin - Niall Morgan, Padraig Hampsey, Tiernan McCann, Padraig McNulty, Matthew Donnelly and Niall Sludden.

The Red Hands are on course for a seventh consecutive McKenna Cup title having already saw off Antrim and St Mary's to top Section A.

(McKenna Cup v Cavan): Niall Morgan; Brendan Burns, Padraig Hampsey, Hugh Pat McGeary; Michael McKernan, Tiernan McCann, Ronan McNabb; Cathal McShane, Padraig McNulty; Matthew Donnelly, Niall Sludden, Peter Harte; Lee Brennan, Frank Burns, Ronan O'Neill.

Subs: Mickey O'Neill, Michael Cassidy, Richard Donnelly, Conal McCann, Cathal McCarron, Declan McClure, Aidan McCrory, Ben McDonnell, Ronan McHugh, Ciaran McLaughlin.


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