Galway forced to delay team selection

THE Galway hurling management have delayed naming their starting fifteen for this Sunday’s eagerly awaited National Hurling League clash against All-Ireland champions Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium (2:30pm), due to fitness concerns over two players.Captain and centre-half back Shane Kavanagh is struggling with a groin injury while the versatile Kevin Hynes is in a race to be fit after the Sarsfields player was struck with illness this week.With Galway already without the Portumna contingent – along with suspended duo Damien McClearn and Mark Kerins – should Kavanagh and Hynes fail to field, their collective loss would put a serious dent in the Tribesmen’s aspirations of a victory.No doubt, Galway have struggled to find some sort of form in the league, with a defeat to Dublin and an adequate showing in their win over a makeshift Cork side their lot to date. These performances were a far cry from those on their inaugural Walsh Cup pre-league sojourn, in which they accounted for Offaly and Wexford before running All-Ireland champions Kilkenny to extra-time in their loss to the Cats in the competition’s decider.In many respects, any...