ON SUNDAY 15TH MAY DEFENDING CHAMPS DOWN TAKE ON CAVAN AT 2PM IN WARRENPOINT.

DOWN GO INTO THIS GAME AS FAVOURITES AGAINST AN UNKNOWN CAVAN TEAM.  AFTER A MIXED LEAGUE CAMPAIGN DOWN ARE QUITELY CONFIDENT OF MAKING IT TO THE NEXT STAGE WHERE DERRY AWAIT.  THE DOWN V DERRY REFIXED NATIONAL LEAGUE GAME LAST SUNDAY WAS CANCELLED AT THE 11TH HOUR DUE TO  A WATERLOGGED PITCH AND THIS MEANS DOWN HAVE HAD A FEW WEEKS WITHOUT A COMPETETIVE GAME. DOWN WILL BE WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF MAIRIN MCALEENAN WHO HAS UNDERGONE SURGERY EARLIER IN THE WEEK BUT ALL OTHER PLAYERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION. THE MANAGEMENT TEAM HAVE USED THE LEAGUE TO TRY OUT NEW POSITIONS AND NEW PANEL MEMBERS. -

THERESA MAGOWN (ROSSA) PAULINE GREEN (DRUMANESS) COLLEEN REILLY  DEARG) ANGELINE FEARON (ATTICAL) COLLEEN GRANT (KILCOO) FIONA DUFF KAREN MURRAY MAIRION TONER (PORTAFERRY) CATHY MULHOLLAND DEBORAH KELLAND (BALLYHOLLAND) MOYA MAGINN ORLA MAGINN FINNOULA CARR KAREN GRIBBEN (CLONDUFF) LISA MCCRICKARD CATRIONA MCCRICKARD MAIRIN MCALEENAN CLAIRE MCGOVERN CIARA MCGOVERN KELLY O'HIGGINS KAREN MCMULLAN ANNE MORGAN (LIATRIOM) CIARA MCCARTHY CATHERINE MCGOURTY JENNY BRANNIFF (CAPTAIN) NUALA MALLON (BALLYCRAN).

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