Ring and Rackard Cup round-up: Meath too good for Rossies
Meath are up and running in the Christy Ring Cup after a 0-28 to 2-12 victory against Roscommon in Ballyforan.
Tom Shine hit 0-12 for the Royals, with ten players on the scoresheet for Johnny Greville's side.
The Rossies only hit 2-02 from play, with Conor Mulry and Micheál Hussey accounting for their green flags.
At one point during the opening Meath hit eight points on the spin as they went in 0-16 to 1-04 ahead at the break.
They started the second half strongly with Shine firing over three points. Hussey's green flag on 47 minutes offered the hosts some hope but they could never eat into the Meath advantage, with Cian Murray seeing his penalty drift wide.
A second defeat for Roscommon after losing to Derry on the opening weekend.
In the Nicky Rackard Cup Fermanagh edged Armagh by a point in Kinawley, as it finished 2-20 to 1-22.
Sean Corrigan, Danann McKeogh and Jimmy Tormey all hit points in added time to swing the game in favour of the Erne County.
Armagh's cause was not helped when Mark Slevin in the Fermanagh goal kept out a Barry Shortt penalty on 68 minutes.
Jack Loughran found the net for the Orchard County in the opening half as they lead 1-14 to 1-09 at the interval despite Peter McKearney picking up a straight red. Francie McBrien goaled for the hosts just before the break.
Fermanagh then lost a man ten minutes into the second period; Ronan McGurn making the walk. Burt they responded well from that, with Danann McKeogh hitting 1-02.
In an eventful encounter, Armagh were down to 13 as Dylan McKenna got his marching orders.
Fermanagh's late surge ultimately swinging things their way.
Sligo were too strong for Louth, winning 1-31 to 0-10 at Markievicz Park.
Andy Kilcullen top scored for the Yeats County with 0-12.
Patrick Walsh netted for Tom Hennessy's side.
