What was expected to be a fiercely contested clash between two clubs that have been regular participants in the Leinster club championship surprisingly proved a one-sided encounter as Rhode overwhelmed Moorefield.

Moorefield (Kildare) 0-17 Rathnew (Wicklow) 2-7

Moorefield 1-15 Sarsfields 1-06 Moorefield cruised to victory and retained their Kildare SFC crown after a dominant display in a largely one-sided replay at St Conleth’s Park.

Kildare boss Jason Ryan has dismissed reports that experienced midfielder, Daryl Flynn has left the county panel.

Maybe it was the half-hour or so he took to put the subs through the drills after the final whistle but Jason Ryan was at least able to resort to humour by the time he got round to sharing his thoughts on being sucker-punched.

If you weren’t there, you’d have missed the send-off Joe McQuillan got from St Conleth’s Park on Saturday night.

Kildare 0-12 Tyrone 1-11

Kildare and Tyrone have both made significant changes at full-forward for their All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier encounter in Newbridge tomorrow night (throw-in 7pm).

Kildare 1-19 Louth 0-15

Dublin 4-16 Kildare 1-9

Morgan O'Flaherty's inclusion at centre back is the only change Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has made for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Offaly 1-12 Kildare 0-19

Kildare 0-19 Offaly 1-12

A number of young players will make the step up to Senior Championship football when Kildare and Offaly meet in this evening's opening Leinster SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

They have lost arguably a first choice championship midfield in recent weeks but John Doyle insists it is not a problem area for Kildare.

Mayo have made two changes for tomorrow’s Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-final with Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Managers Mickey Harte and Kieran McGeeney have selected their teams for Saturday's crunch Allianz League Division 1 semi-final between Tyrone and Kildare at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney hopes to have Daryl Flynn, Eamonn Callaghan and Dermot Earley back in action by the time the Allianz Football League Division 1 returns in three weeks’ time.

Kildare 1-13 Wexford 1-11

This wasn’t supposed to happen.

Seanie Johnston is absent from the Kildare team named to face Cavan in Sunday's much-anticipated All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier.

The story goes that five years ago, on this very soil, Kieran McGeeney and his then assistant Paul Grimley trudged to the dugout before their first championship game against Wicklow.

Kildare will field an unchanged team when they take on Meath in Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final showdown at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Kildare 2-13 Derry 2-8

Kildare senior football manager Kieran McGeeney has been quick to brush off Donegal boss Jim McGuinness' comments on the accusations of cynical fouling after Donegal's quarter-final win on Saturday.

THERE were approximately 10 minutes left in last Saturday’s round four qualifier between Kildare and Derry when someone in the press box turned to his colleagues and invited nominations for man of the match.

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has drafted Brian Flanagan into his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal at Croke Park (throw-in 6pm).

With no fresh injury worries, Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has selected an unchanged team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Derry.

Kildare 2-11 Meath 0-14

A knee injury has forced midfielder Hugh Lynch to withdraw from the Kildare team to play Meath in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier.

Emmet Bolton's participation in Kildare's All-Ireland qualifier against Laois on Saturday is in some doubt after he injured his hamstring in training.

DENIS WALSH has made two changes to the Cork team that annihilated Laois last week for Saturday’s All-Ireland second round qualifier against Offaly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh with Jerry O’Connor coming in for Tom Kenny at midfield while Cian McCarthy replaces Bill Cooper at centre-forward.

Kildare are set to field an unchanged starting line-up for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

The success of Johnny Doyle’s reincarnation as a midfielder of genuine inter-county class may have surprised many observers, but not Dermot Earley.

Daryl Flynn has made a full return to training ahead of Kildare's Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin on Sunday week.

IF imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Kieran McGeeney doffed a metaphorical hat in Pat Gilroy’s direction when the Kildare manager and three of his players faced the media at breakfast time yesterday.

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney will be forced to tweak his starting line-up for tomorrow's Leinster SFC first round encounter with Wicklow.

SEAMUS McENANEY has strongly defended his surprise decision to recall 38-year-old Graham Geraghty to the Meath panel.

Speculation linking John Doyle with a possible move to midfield has proved wide of the mark following the announcement of the Kildare team to play Wicklow on Sunday.

SLIGO almost produced a great escape but in the end, it was results on other days that manager Kevin Walsh was ruing as his side were relegated in Newbridge yesterday.

Kildare 1-13 Laois 1-11

CONOR COUNIHAN has named an unchanged side from the team that beat Monaghan a fortnight ago for Cork’s Allianz NFL Division 1 game tomorrow night against Down.

KILDARE football boss Kieran McGeeney will be delighted to hear there’s a possibility that star midfielder Daryl Flynn will be available for next year’s NFL campaign.

OFFALY hurling duo Brian Mullins (pictured) and Ger Oakley have confirmed their retirement from the inter-county scene.