Leinster U20 football quarter-finals
- Meath 4-8 Laois 1-10
- Louth 2-11 Wicklow 1-9
Munster minor football championship Phase 1 Round 3
- Clare 1-8 Tipperary 2-10
- Waterford 3-10 Limerick 0-13
JAMIE MURPHY FIRED 2-2 as Meath booked their place in the semi-finals of the Leinster U20 football championship on Tuesday night.
Murphy’s first-half double helped open up an early six-point lead over Laois in Ashbourne, but the Royals needed a late flourish in the second half to come from behind and set up a final-four clash with holders Kildare.
Cormac Murphy’s free with just under a quarter of an hour to play edged Laois in front for the first time in the game, 1-10 to 2-6.
But Meath held their visitors scoreless for the remainder, as goals from Rian McConnell and Eamonn Armstrong earned a seven-point win.
The other side of the semi-final draw will see Louth take on Dublin, after the Wee County scored a 2-11 to 1-9 win against Wicklow.
Louth finished with an unanswered 1-5 in the final quarter to turn a three-point deficit into a five-point win, with Kieran McArdle leading from the front with an outstanding 1-7 (1-2 from play).
Meanwhile in the Munster minor football championship, Waterford registered their first win in the competition since 2019, beating Limerick 3-10 to 0-13.
Goals from Paddy McCarthy, David Nyhan and Joe Brennan helped the Déise to a six-point win, while in Quilty, Tipperary were 2-10 to 1-8 winners against Clare.
The rule changes can’t make the game any worse to look at as a neutral than the sh!te we have seen for the past number of years. Football is light years behind hurling. Maybe this is the start of the comeback for the big ball.
@Maureen: Why do people feel the need to compare 2 different sports. Might as well compare Gaelic football to horse racing, has about the same relevance
@Mel Roberts: So u can see no comparison between both sports even tho so is so many dual players out there? Need I explain that both use the same pitches, goal posts, scoring system etc?
Football is awful to watch, something needed to be done, the Gaa recognise that mainly because the crowds are turning up. Hopefully these rules are a step in the right direction and bringing it back to the glory days.
@Maureen: that’s where the comparisons end. The glory days? Of what? Catch and kick? Not even look for a man just kick it as hard and as far as you can to the other end of the pitch, watch some of the games from 70s and 80s, awful awful stuff
@Mel Roberts: The likes of Tyrone destroyed the game with their possession basketball sh!te and 15 men behind the ball crap. Thankfully the Dubs put a stop to that.
You do know it’s called football? U can pass the ball with the foot as well? At least the top brass can see this and not handpass/throw the ball from one end to the other.
@Maureen: oh yeah it was Tyrone that destroyed football wasnt it. Maybe a motion should be put before Congress to ban Tyrone from entering the championship for all their sins
@Mel Roberts: how does the likes of Tyrone just mean Tyrone? Ye might as well be banned, if there was a B Championship ye would have a good chance of winning that! Thank f#ck ye are finished. Mickey Harte should stick to the Eurovision ; )
@Maureen: We are finished, won back to back Ulster titles in 2016 and 17 and All Ireland runners up in 2018. Sure lump us in the second tier championship right enough there
Why did Meath players club names suddenly go as gaeilge?
Something had to be done . The garbage football of the last few years was un-watchable .