GAA: Rogers named in AIB Hurling team of the year

Brendan Rogers is the only Ulster player on this season's AIB Hurling team of the year.  The Slaughtneil dual star has been selected at centre-half forward on the selection.

The team is dominated with Cuala and Na Piarsaigh players (six players each) who fought out a two game classic in the All-Ireland Final last month.

Five Cuala players, Cian O'Callaghan, Darragh O'Connell, Sean Moran, David Treacy and Con O'Callaghan, pick up their second awards after being were  on the equivalent side last year.

The players will be honoured at a special function at Croke Park on Saturday night, where the hurler of the year will be unveiled.  Na Piarsaigh's Michael Casey has been nominated along with Cuala duo Sean Moran and Con O'Callaghan.

Cian and Con O'Callaghan are the third set of brothers selected this year.  Chrissy and Karl McKaigue (Slaughtneil) and Martin and Michael Farragher (Corofin) were picked on the football team.

TEAM: Sean Brennan (Cuala), Michael Casey (Na Piarsaigh), Cian O’Callaghan (Cuala), Alan Dempsey (Na Piarsaigh), Cathall King  (Na Piarsaigh), Sean Moran (Cuala), Philip Mahony (Ballygunner), Darragh O’Connell (Cuala), Ronan Lynch (Na Piarsaigh), David Treacy (Cuala), Brendan Rogers (Slaughtneil), Adrian Morrissey (Liam Mellows), Adrian Breen (Na Piarsaigh), Kevin Downes (Na Piarsaigh), Con O’Callaghan (Cuala).

Rogers is the fifth Slaughtneil player honoured by the selectors this year after Antóin McMullan, Christopher Bradley, Karl and Chrissy McKaigue were named on the football team.