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Pat Nolan

Champions Kildare lead the way on EirGrid 20 Under-20 awards as James McGrath named player of the year

The top 20 players from this year’s EirGrid All-Ireland under-20 Championship have been named, with champions Kildare leading the way.

Kildare also carried off the player of the year award with James McGrath getting the nod after a number of assured performances from centre-back over the course of the campaign.

McGrath was joined on the list of 20 by six teammates, namely Cormac Barker, Harry O’Neill, Ryan Burke, Shane Farrell, Callum Bolton and Colm Dalton.

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Beaten All-Ireland finalists Sligo had five representatives, Down, who were pipped by Kildare in the semi-final, have three, and Munster champions Kerry have two while there is one each from Galway, Dublin and Clare.

EirGrid 20 Under-20: Cormac Barker (Kildare), Harry O’Neill (Kildare), Ryan Burke (Kildare), James McGrath (Kildare), Dylan Walsh (Sligo), Rossa Sloyan (Sligo), Theo Clancy (Dublin), Patrick McCarthy (Down), Canice Mulligan (Sligo), Odhran Murdock (Down), Brian McNamara (Clare), Shane Farrell (Kildare), Cillian Burke (Kerry), William Shine (Kerry), Daire O’Boyle (Sligo), Luke Marren (Sligo), Callum Bolton (Kildare), Colm Dalton (Kildare), Oisin Savage (Down), Cillian Ó Curraoin (Galway).

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