Fitzpatrick handed Antrim debut

FIRST START…Matthew fitzpatrick will get his first taste of Ulster Championship action against Fermanagh

MATTHEW Fitzpatrick has been handed his Championship debut after being named in Antrim’s first 15 for Sunday’s Ulster preliminary round match against Fermanagh at Brewster Park.

The management team of Gearoid Adams and Frank Fitzsimmons have also been boosted by the availability of Kevin Niblock, who had been suffering from tonsillitis.

Antrim (USFC v Fermanagh): C Kerr; K O’Boyle, R Johnston, N Delargy; P McBride, M Johnston, J Laverty; N McKeever, C Murray; M Fitzpatrick, K Niblock, J Carron; B Neeson, M McCann, T McCann