MAYO REGULARS DONAL Vaughan and David Clarke will make their 2013 debuts in tonight’s FBD League clash against GMIT.
The Section B tie takes place in Ballinrobe with Mayo playing in their second game of the year after last Sunday’s loss to Leitrim.
Vaughan will start at centre-back and Clarke in goal after neither figured in the match against Leitrim.
They join midfielder Barry Moran, wing-forward Lee Keegan and corner-forward Michael Conroy as the survivors from the team that started in last September’s All-Ireland final defeat against Donegal.
Jason Gibbons, Richie Feeney and Alan Freeman all came on as substitutes during that game.
MAYO: 1. David Clarke (Ballina); 2. Michael Walsh (Ardnaree), 3. Cathal Hallinan (Ballintubber), 4. Keith Rogers (Ballaghaderreen); 5. Tom Cunniffe (Castlebar Mitchels), 6. Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe), 7. Chris Barrett (Belmullet); 8. Jason Gibbons (Ballintubber), 9. Barry Moran (Castlebar Mitchels); 10. Lee Keegan (Westport), 11. Richie Feeney (Castlebar Mitchels), 12. Cathal Carolan (Crossmolina); 13. Conor O’Shea (Breaffy), 14. Alan Freeman (Aghamore), 15. Michael Conroy (Davitt’s).
Meanwhile Tyrone have made nine changes for their Dr McKenna Cup clash tonight with UUJ in Healy Park in Omagh.
For the Section C game, Mickey Harte has included established players like Pascal McConnell, Conor Gormley and Martin Penrose who did not feature in the 2-13 to 1-10 victory over Antrim last Sunday.
Barry Tierney, Ryan McKenna, Conor Clarke, Kevin Gallagher, Jonathan Lafferty and Mark Donnelly are the other players drafted into the side.
TYRONE : 1. Pascal McConnell (Newtownstewart); 2. Barry Tierney (Omagh), 3. Cathal McCarron (Dromore), 4. Dean McNally (Kildress); 5. Ronan McNamee (Aghyaran), 6. Joe McMahon (Omagh), 7. Ryan McKenna (Eglish); 8. Conor Clarke (Omagh), 9. Sean Cavanagh (Moy); 10. Kevin Gallagher (Newtownstewart), 11. Jonathan Lafferty (Urney), 12. Plunkett Kane (Coalisland); 13. Martin Penrose (Carrickmore), 14. Mark Donnelly (Carrickmore), 15. Conor McAliskey (Clonoe).
