Mickey McCann names Donegal side for crucial NHL Division 3 encounter in Roscommon

It is win or bust for Donegal when they face Roscommon in the final round of games in Division Three of the Allianz Hurling League, in Dr Hyde Park, this afternoon, Saturday.

For Donegal, a win is a must in this battle between third-placed Donegal and table-topping Roscommon, with Mickey McCann’s charges bidding for a swift return to Division 2 of the league.

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Roscommon (9) are ahead of Donegal (8) and Wicklow (8) by one point, with Wicklow heading Donegal in the head-to-head to take second place.

With Wicklow playing a Louth side with nothing to play for as they cannot move either up or down in the table, the Garden County are expected to bring their points tally to 10 points and promotion.

This leaves the meeting of Donegal and the Rossies as a high-stakes shootout. A share of the spoils will do for Roscommon, but nothing short of the two league points on offer will suffice for Donegal.

And this is the starting side manager McCann has gone with. 

Donegal: Luke White; Oisin Kelly, Ciaran Bradley, Gavin Browne, Ryan Hilferty, Kevin Kealy, Conor O’Grady, Gerard Gilmore, Liam McKinney, Danny Cullen, Richie Ryan, Peter Kelly, John Kealy, Declan Coulter, Josh Cronolly McGee.

Subs: Dylan Lafferty, Brian McIntyre, Ronan McDermott, Conor Diver, Dan Donnelly, Peter Grant, Russell Forde, Kieran Brady, Sean Halvey, Ruairi Campbell, Steven McBride, Caolan O’Neill