Danny Molloy and Stephen Hunter earn championship starts this weekend against Donegal in the all-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
The team was named on Wednesday night but there is a fitness worry over Old Leighlin's Willie Minchin who is carrying a shoulder injury and will be finally assessed on Friday however hopes are high that he'll make it.
Carlow team v Donegal in Ballybofey, Saturday, 7pm: James Clarke; Kieran Nolan, John Hayden, Shane Redmond; Sean Gannon, Barry English, Stephen Hunter; John Murphy, Willie Minchin; Danny Molloy, JJ Smith, Mark Carpenter; Eric McCormack, Daniel St Ledger, Simon Rea. Subs: Robert Moore, Vinny Kavanagh, Alan Curran, David Phelan, Brian Murphy, Johnny Kavanagh, Shane Myers, Garry Nolan, Willie Canavan.