By Michael McMullan

GALWAY manager Pádraic Joyce has named eight of the team that started last year’s All-Ireland final defeat to Armagh for Saturday’s rematch.

The teams will lock horns in Pearse Stadium to signal the start of the new season and will be a mucb anticipated clash to see how both teams approach the new rules.

The Tribesmen are without attacking trip Rob Finnerty, Damien Comer and Shane Walsh, with the latter listed on the bench.

The team will be skippered by Seán Kelly who came on in last year’s Croke Park showdown with Liam Silke and John Maher also among the subs.

Recent All-Ireland winning forward Colm Costello is a new face in Joyce’s plans as he leads Galway into a new season.

Galway: Connor Gleeson, Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Daniel O’Flaherty, Dylan McHugh, John Daly, Seán Kelly, Paul Conroy, Cillian McDaid, Cathal Sweeney,Finnian Ó Laoí, Céin D’Arcy, Cillian Ó Curraoin, Matthew Tierney, Sam O’Neill

Subs: Conor Flaherty, Jack Glynn, Kieran Molloy, Seán Ó Maoilchiaráin,Liam Silke, John Maher, James McLaughlin, Liam Ó Conghaile,Colm Costello, Shane Walsh, Johnny Heaney