***Sunday March 11 ***

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B

Offaly v Antrim, Birr, 2.30pm

Having defeated Dublin and Laois, Offaly enter this match armed with confidence and hope.

Antrim were gritty in all four matches to date, but the Saffron’s still didn’t take a scalp.

The reversals to Galway and Dublin, especially, were games Antrim, still prompted by the efficient Neil McManus, should have won.

ANTRIM: Ryan Elliott;  Arron Graffin, John Dillon, Stephen Rooney; Ryan McCambridge, Paddy Burke, Joe Maskey; Eoghan Campbell, Conor McKinley; Conor Johnston, Michael Armstrong, Nigel Elliot; Donal McKinley, Conor McCann, James McNaughton.