Down unchanged for final

GAA: Down manager James McCartan has stuck by the team that saw off the challenge of Kildare ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland football…

GAA:Down manager James McCartan has stuck by the team that saw off the challenge of Kildare ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland football final against Cork at Croke Park.

Captain Ambrose Rogers failed to recover from the knee injury that kept him out of the semi-final win, so Peter Fitzpatrick will continue to deputise in midfield.

However, this time round Benny Coulter is named in the half-forward line, swapping with Paul McComiskey who moves to corner forward.

Down SFC (v Cork): B McVeigh; D McCartan, D Gordon, D Rafferty; D Rooney, K McKernan, C Garvey; P Fitzpatrick, K King; D Hughes, M Poland, B Coulter; P McComiskey, J Clarke, M Clarke.

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CORK (SFC v Down): A Quirke; E Cadogan, M Shields, R Carey; N O’Leary, G Canty (capt.), P Kissane; A O’Connor, A Walsh; C Sheehan, P O’Neill, P Kelly; D Goulding, D O’Connor, P Kerrigan.