Roscommon 0-15
Cavan 0-13
Daragh Small reports at Dr Hyde Park
CIARÁIN MURTAGH WAS the saviour as Roscommon took a big step towards promotion with victory over Cavan at Dr Hyde Park.
Roscommon held a 0-9 to 0-6 half-time lead but they fell behind entering the final quarter and required some brilliance from their St Faithleach’s ace.
Cavan had to play against a very strong breeze in the opening half but they coped admirably and thrived in attack. They forced Roscommon to flood their defence and still held a healthy 0-5 to 0-1 lead after the early exchanges.
Adrian Cole fisted a point inside the opening minute before Diarmuid Murtagh equalised but Cavan scored points through Martin Reilly, Caoimhin O’Reilly, Cian Mackey and Ciaran Brady to take charge.
Ciaráin Murtagh eventually hit back for Roscommon in the 13th minute and his side started to get on top, and after a lull in the scoring they scored six unanswered points.
Diarmuid Murtagh drew them level in the 31st minute and they were three up when Ciaráin Murtagh slotted a free from close range.
The dynamic changed completely, and this time Cavan were hemmed back deep in their own half.
Roscommon held that advantage into half-time but it was cancelled out within eight minutes.
Ciaran Brady tied things up as the game came to life, and two McKiernan points gave Cavan another lead.
Donie Smith and Enda Smith combined to keep Roscommon in the game but the former could have scored a goal in the 49th minute when he was denied brilliantly by Raymond Galligan.
But Enda Smith performed similar heroics up the other end and the game went back and forth heading into its closing stages. Ciaráin Murtagh saved Roscommon with his frees.
Scorers for Roscommon: Ciarain Murtagh 0-5 (0-3f), Diarmuid Murtagh 0-3 (0-1f), Donie Smith 0-2, Fergal Lennon 0-1, Conor Devaney 0-1, Ciaran Lennon 0-1, Enda Smith 0-1, Cathal Cregg 0-1.
Scorers for Cavan: Caoimhin O’Reilly 0-3 (0-3f), Gearoid McKiernan 0-3, Ciaran Brady 0-2, Adrian Cole 0-1, Martin Reilly 0-1, Cian Mackey 0-1, Raymond Galligan 0-1 (0-1 45), Sean Johnston 0-1.
Roscommon
1. James Featherston (Roscommon Gaels)
2. David Murray (Padraig Pearses)
3. Peter Domican (St Brigid’s)
4. Fergal Lennon (Clann na nGael)
5. Ronan Daly (Padraig Pearses)
6. Brian Stack (St Brigid’s)
7. Niall Daly (Padraig Pearses)
8. Tadhg O’Rourke (Tulsk)
9. Cathal Compton (Strokestown)
10. Ciarain Murtagh (St Faithleach’s)
11. Niall Kilroy (Fuerty)
12. Conor Devaney (Kilbride)
13. Donie Smith (Boyle)
14. Ciaran Lennon (Clann na nGael)
15. Diarmuid Murtagh (St Faithleach’s)
Subs:
19. Enda Smith (Boyle) for O’Rourke (44)
18. Conor Daly (Padraig Pearses) for R Daly (44)
17. Cathal Cregg (Western Gaels) for C Lennon (53)
26. Ultan Harney (Clann na nGael) for C Daly (63)
20. Fintan Cregg (Elphin) for D Murtagh (65).
Cavan
16. Raymond Galligan (Lacken)
2. Jason McLoughlin (Shannon Gaels)
3. Padraig Faulkner (Kingscourt)
21. Conor Bradley (Ramor United)
5. Martin Reilly (Killygarry)
6. Ciaran Brady (Arvagh)
7. Enda Flanagan (Castlerahan)
8. Killian Clarke (Shercock)
9. Bryan Magee (Cuchulainns)
10. Dara McVeety (Crosserlough)
11. Conor Moynagh (Drumgoon)
12. Oisin Kiernan (Castlerahan)
20. Adrian Cole (Ramor United)
14. Gearoid McKiernan (Swanlinbar)
15. Caoimhin O’Reilly (Butlersbridge)
Subs:
22. Cian Mackey (Castlerahan) for McKiernan (7)
14. McKiernan for Mackey (9)
22. Mackey for Moynagh (26)
24. David Brady (Ballyhaise) for Cole (46)
23. Sean Johnston (Cavan Gaels) for O’Reilly (59)
13. Niall Clerkin (Shercock) for Bradley (65)
18. Stephen Murray (Cavan Gaels) for Magee (72).
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath).
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Connacht 23 – dragons 18. Shocking conditions. Heenan great. A big pond behind the posts. Dragons red card for swinging arm/punch/clothes line. Hard to describe really. Come on Score don’t forget about us!
Connacht 30. Speedboat came in handy for try.
disappointing perfomance but great result and badly needed to stop the recent slide 2 pts ahead of scarlets and into 6th place now with treviso at home next.
Sorry Jamsie but “There’ll be no repeat of 2014 narrow loss to England” warns Ireland!!! Have ye heard of the Schmidmeister across the sea??
Let them talk them selves up. They won’t do themselves any favours.
What a game it could be if our backline gets motoring…
What’s with all the crowing lads? All he said was they have moved on since 2011. So have we. Some Irish rugby fans appear to be developing a smugness which does them, this coach and this Team a disservice. Senior players and Schmidt know that they have yet to deliver a complete performance. England already have delivered away from home which makes me nervous.
the voice of reason speaks! this is not the arrogant england team of years gone by. lancaster has brought a humility and “work for each other culture” to the team. You can only respect them at this stage and that worries me for ireland’s chances. That being said their media is still the same old hype machine. We should not dismiss them for then we become no better than the england teams we all hated in the past. still think we’ll win though.
That chap has some opinion of himself!
No lack of experience? Is he having a laugh?
so england were inexperienced back in 2011? Suuuuuuuure tell yourself that repeatedly and it might come true.
Oh can’t wait for this one. It will be tight. Ireland by 3.
Ireland by 5
Ireland by 32
I was unclear. The fact that he said that can never happen again is his faux pas. Because it can and he should work to avoid that. Not patronise the Irish inadvertently cos hes thick.
It’s going to be very close.
I do like Ford but he is no Sexton.
If Brown is out then Goode is going to be looking up at the sky alot!
Irish halfbacks will be the difference between the teams.
Mark. Not really. I think the folks are reacting to the bit where he says he can’t see that ever happening again cos the team are experienced now.
Is Brown out? What’s the story there?
Waiting to hear.
It would be 4 wins from as many games. Come on guys!