Cork host Meath this Sunday at Pairc Ui Rinn (throw-in 2pm) in Round 5 of the Allianz National Football League Division 2.

It’s a first Cork v Meath clash since 2009, back then the two sides met in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in what was also a NFL Division 2 tie, with the Rebels coming out on top 1-15 to 0-9 winners.

Cork come into Sunday’s game off the back of a 2-11 to 0-9 defeat to Clare in Ennis two weeks ago. It’s been a disappointing league campaign to date for Peader Healy’s side which has seen them win just one of their four games, that victory coming against Fermanagh at Pairc Ui Rinn in Round 3.

Peader Healy has made six changes from the side that lost to Clare for the Meath game. Ken O’Halloran replaces Ryan Price in goal. Ian Maguire, Mark Collins, Kevin O’Driscoll, Colm O’Neill and Peter Kelleher all come into the starting 15 replacing Brian O’Driscoll, Luke Connolly, John O’Rourke, Niall Coakley and Donncha O’Connor.

There’s also a new name on the bench in Kevin Conlon. The former Leitrim forward transferred from his club St Patrick’s Dromahair to Douglas in Cork this year. He is an Athlete Mentor for Sky Sports Living for Sport.



Cork team to face Meath

1. Ken O’Halloran (Bishopstown)

2. Michael Shields (St Finbarrs)

3. Tom Clancy (Clonakilty)

4. Kevin Crowley (Millstreet)

5. Tomas Clancy (Fermoy)

6. James Loughrey (Mallow)

7. Stephen Cronin (Nemo Rangers)

8. Aidan Walsh (Kanturk)

9. Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)

10. Ian Maguire (St Finbarrs)

11. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)

12. Kevin O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)

13. Colm O’Neill (Ballyclough)

14. Peter Kelleher (Kilmichael)

15. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers) Captain

Subs:

16. Ryan Price (O’Donovan Rossa)

17. Barry O’Driscoll (Nemo Rangers)

18. Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)

19. Conor Dorman (Bishopstown)

20. Donal Og Hodnett (O’Donovan Rossa)

21. John McLoughlin (Kanturk)

22. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers)

23. Kevin Davis (O’Donovan Rossa)

24. Kevin Conlon (Douglas)

25. Matthew Taylor (Mallow)

26. Niall Coakley (St Judes)

Meath are currently fifth in the table, one-point ahead of Cork on four points. Andy McEntee’s side had a good 1-13 to 0-15 win at home to second placed Galway a fortnight ago, with Donal Lenihan’s 66th minute goal proving decisive in a 1-5 haul on the day for the Meath forward.

Andy McEntee has kept the same starting 15 from that Galway win for Sunday’s visit to Cork.

Meath team to face Cork

1. Paddy O’Rourke

2. Donal Keogan

3. Conor McGill

4. Donnacha Tobin

5. Willie Carry

6. Brian Power

7. Padraic Harnan

8. Bryan Menton

9. James Toher

10. Alan Forde

11. Cillian O’Sullivan

12. Ruairi O’Coileain

13. Bryan McMahon

14. Graham Reilly

15. Donal Lenihan