Rooney returns for Down
February 19, 2011
Down star Declan Rooney
Rooney was one of four of the starting All-Ireland final back six to sit out the opening weekend draw with Mayo.
He returns to the side at left half back but the other three - Dan McCartan, Damian Rafferty and Conor Garvey - are all still unavailable.
The other changes are in the forward line, with Conor Maginn and Conor Laverty replacing Paul McComiskey and John Clarke.
Gerard McCartan, a late call-up to the side in Castlebar, continues at corner back.
In all, the team includes ten of the side which started last September's All-Ireland final defeat to Cork.
Both sides will be bidding for their first win of the campaign, with Galway in particularly bad shape following a poor performance in Monaghan and the subsequent withdrawals by Kieran Fitzgerald and Niall Coleman.
Down (SF v Galway, Sunday, Pairc Esler, 2.30pm): McVeigh; G McCartan, Gordon, Howard; Brannigan, McKernan, Rooney; Fitzpatrick, King; Hughes, M Poland, Maginn; Laverty, Coulter, M Clarke. Tweet
