Down deliver against Cavan to reach Tailteann Cup semi-finals
Down toppled competition favourites Cavan to march on to the Tailteann Cup semi-finals with a deserved victory.
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Down toppled competition favourites Cavan to march on to the Tailteann Cup semi-finals with a deserved victory.
Meath topped Group 2 in the Tailteann Cup with a hard-fought victory over Down in Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon.
The meeting of Meath and Down in the Tailteann Cup is a reminder of how both counties have slipped down the pecking order in recent years, but are among the leading contenders to win the secondary football competition.
Down did what they had to do in Semple Stadium on Sunday, with a comfortable victory over Tipperary that guarantees them a place in the next round and the potential to top the group.
Pearse Óg McCrickard scored a brilliant 15 points as Down defeated Kildare in Hawkfield to preserve their status in the McDonagh Cup next year, while sending their hosts plummeting through the trapdoor and down to Christy Ring level.
On paper it should have been an easy match-up for Down on home turf against Waterford who are second from bottom in the lowest league tier.
Down defender Niall McParland believes that Conor Laverty possesses the necessary skillset to break through the barriers that are holding the county back.
Carlow ran out 13-point winners over Down in Ballycran to put themselves right in the hunt for an All-Ireland SHC place next weekend against Offaly.