Jack Savage in a action for the Kerry U21s last year. Photo by Dermot Crean
KERINS O’Rahillys Jack Savage will make his Allianz National League debut on Sunday against Donegal in Letterkenny (2pm) in a side which contains three players who are making their full Allianz League debuts.
Savage is joined by league debutantes Jason Foley and Tom O’Sullivan, both from the successful Minor winning teams of recent years.
Jason Foley won All Ireland Minor medals in 2014 and 15 and Tom O’Sullivan won a Minor title in 2014 and is the holder of two Hogan Cup Colleges medals.
Savage, who distinguished himself well in the recent McGrath Cup campaign, is also a former Kerry Minor and Under 21 captain. David Moran features in midfield while Ronan Shanahan of Stacks, Strand Road man Barry John Keane and Jack Barry of Na Gaeil are on the bench.
Eleven of the side featured in the final Championship game of 2016 against Dublin. The team captained by Peter Crowley is as follows:
Ciarraí
1. Brian Kelly Killarney Legion
2. Jason Foley Ballydonoghue
3. Mark Griffin St Michaels-Foilmore
4. Shane Enright Tarbert
5. Peter Crowley (C) Laune Rangers
6. Killian Young Renard
7. Tom O’Sullivan Dingle
8. David Moran Kerins O’Rahillys
9. Tadhg Morley Templenoe
10. Jonathan Lyne Killarney Legion
11. Paul Murphy Rathmore
12. Donnchadh Walsh Cromane
13. Jack Savage Kerins O’Rahillys
14. Paul Geaney Dingle
15. James O’Donoghue Killarney Legion
Fir Ionaid:
16. Brendan Kealy Kilcummin
17. Barry John Keane Kerins O’Rahillys
18. Michael Geaney Dingle
19. Brendan O’Sullivan Valentia
20. Jack Barry Na Gaeil
21. Barry O’Sullivan Dingle
22. Ronan Shanahan Austin Stacks
23. Conor Geaney Dingle
24. Conor Keane Killarney Legion
25. Gavin Crowley Templenoe
26. Adrian Spillane Templenoe
