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Mayo 0-5 Dublin 0-8 (match abandoned at half time)
Here is the Dublin team:
1. Stephen Cluxton, 2. Darren Daly, 3. Rory O’Carroll, 4. Philly McMahon, 5. James McCarthy, 6. Ger Brennan, 7. Craig Dias, 8. Ross McConnell, 9. Michael Darragh Macauley, 10. Paul Brogan, 11. Kevin McManamon, 12. Bryan Cullen (captain), 13. Diarmuid Connolly,14. Eoghan O’Gara, 15. Tomás Quinn
And here is the Mayo side:
Clark, Keane, Reilly, Higgins, Gardner, Vaughan, Keegan, BMoran, AOShea, McLoughlin, OConnor, Dillon, Mortimer, Freeman, Varley.
Connolly has just responded for Dublin with a swift turn and shot, after Mayo started well, claiming the first two points of the match.
Dublin are beginning to gain a foothold in this match as Tomas Quinn puts them in front for the first time, with a free right in front of the posts.
Tomas Quinn adds a free as Dublin go four points clear. They’re really beginning to dominate now.
That looked extremely harsh. The Mayo player connects with McCarthy’s elbow as he’s running with it. I’m not convinced that it was intentional.
This really has been a frenetic opening. I haven’t stopped typing since this game began.
O’Gara hits Dublin’s third wide. They’re clearly still reeling from that red card decision.
Meanwhile, a Mortimer free brings Mayo to within three points of Dublin.
So, an intriguing first half then. After falling two points behind, Dublin proceeded to completely dominate their opponents, before that McCarthy sending off changed the face of the game entirely.
And interestingly, Dublin have failed to score since McCarthy’s exit.
There’s very strong fog on the pitch at the moment, meaning half time has been extended by five minutes.
This pic comes courtesy of @MayoGAABlog. Not looking good for the second half, is it?
Despite leading, Dublin might well be the more relieved of the two sides, given that they faced the prospect of playing with fourteen men for an entire half.
Oh well, at least Dublin/Mayo/Irish rugby fans no longer have a dilemma on their hands.
The Secretary of the Connacht Council says they’ll discuss rescheduling the game on Monday and adds that the referee “couldn’t see three corners of the ground”.
Write woods off at your peril once in a life time player and to be writing his obituaries sets you up for a massive fall
Why are you mounting a lion in your photo?