Dunleavy is an injury blow for Tribesmen

Date Published: 23-Jun-2009

WING-FORWARD Damien Dunleavy has been ruled out of the Galway team to face Sligo in the Connacht semi final clash at Markievicz Park on Sunday (2pm), the first championship meeting of the two sides since Sligo’s shock defeat of the Tribesmen in the 2007 Connacht final.The Kilkerrin/Clonberne man is suffering from a groin injury picked up in a club game a week after Galway’s Connacht Championship preliminary round win over London in Ruislip last month, where he scored a point. Dunleavy didn’t line-out when his club was defeated by St Brendan’s in the county championship back door match two weekends ago and it could be a number of weeks before he recovers.Midfielder Barry Cullinane, who had a knee operation three weeks before the London match, is available for selection again. The Turloughmore man played a full match for Claregalway in their club championship win over NUIG, although he is not thought to be 100% fit, but should feature at some stage on Sunday.Joe Bergin is...

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