The brothers will sandwich hooker David Burns in a front row looking to exert pressure across the coalface.

Openside Jack Keegan has emerged as a revelatory figure in the back row beside Connacht Schools' Darragh Kelly.

Coach Mick Loftus has moved his stand-out backs Billy Henshaw, from wing to centre, and Adam Kennedy, from nine to 10, to give his side a narrower channel through which to make progress.

Marist have handled Summerhill College (17-10), St Calasanctus, Oranmore (17-3) and Gallen Community College (5-0) on the way to the final. They were without their three inter-provincials Kelly, Henshaw and Kennedy in the 21-10 League loss to Garbally before Christmas.

That match must seem like a lifetime ago. So much has changed for both sides.

Garbally will have their captain Barry Gibbons and full-back Niall Dolan back from injury for the final as Callum Southgate and Eanna Tiernan slip down to the bench.

St Muredach's College (36-0), Colaiste Iognaid (6-5) and Clifden Community School (17-8) have all been dispatched and the Connacht Senior League title has already been stored away in a trophy-laden cabinet.

Hooker Gibbons is valued for his leadership, a strong tight game and accurate throwing to the lineout while JJ Carey and openside Eric Cullinane will be two other key factors in what is sure to be a ferocious forward battle.

Garbally should have an edge with out-half Robert O'Beirne a cool presence at out-half and John O'Brien, in his second year with the Ireland under-18s, their main strike weapon at outside centre.

Verdict Garbally GARBALLY COLLEGE N Dolan; C Loughrey, J O'Brien, C Hughes, R Ahern' R O'Beirne, P O'Toole; T English, B Gibbons (capt), JJ Carey, C King, K Headd, G Mooney, E Cullinane, R Gilligan.

MARIST COLLEGE (Possible) A Farrell; C Molloy, B Henshaw, D Fagan, C Harrington; A Kennedy (capt), M Dolan; G Thompson, D Burns, T Thompson, C McManus, D Henshaw, M Cullen, J Keegan, D Kelly.