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Offaly manager Ollie Baker. ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Championship 2012

Hanniffy passed fit for Offaly start

Offaly and Wexford have named their starting XVs for Saturday’s Leinster SHC clash in Tullamore.

OFFALY HAVE BEEN boosted by the return of Rory Hanniffy for Saturday’s Leinster SHC quarter-final against Wexford in O’Connor Park.

The Birr clubman has been out of action since late March with a broken thumb but was named last night alongside Diarmuid Horan and James Rigney in Ollie Baker’s starting XV.

“He’s put in a lot of work to come back,” Baker told Midlands Sport after last night’s training session.

It was a serious enough injury and it took a look time where the break was for it to come back and knit on but he’s in good form. Certainly come match day he’ll be fit as a fiddle.

Wexford boss Liam Dunne has named four championship debutants for the trip to Tullamore. Willie Devereux and Stephen Murphy come into a new-look full-back line, Shaun Murphy starts alongside Diarmuid Lyng in midfield while Jack Guiney’s impressive league form earns him the full-forward jersey.

The familiar faces of Darren Stamp, Stephen Banville and Harry Kehoe all start from the bench.

Offaly: James Rigney; Derek Morkan, David Kenny (c), David Fracks; Diarmuid Horan, Rory Hanniffy, James Rigney; Conor Mahon, Kevin Brady; Joe Bergin, Colin Egan, Brendan Murphy; Shane Dooley, Cathal Parlon, Brian Carroll.

Wexford: Eanna Martin; Willie Devereux, Keith Rossiter, Stephen Murphy; David Redmond, Matthew O’Hanlon, Ciaran Kenny; Shaun Murphy, Diarmuid Lyng; Garrett Sinnott, Eoin Quigley, PJ Nolan; Rory Jacob, Jack Guiney, Paul Morris.