Louth 3-12 Antrim 1-14: Louth manager Colin Kelly admitted he wasn’t surprised that the big man with the big reputation delivered for the Wee County in spectacular fashion.

Powerful full-forward Conor Grimes struck a decisive 71st minute goal at Croke Park as Louth came from behind to secure a dramatic Allianz football league Division 4 title success.

St Mary’s 1-11 Dublin IT 2-6 (AET): St Mary’s set up a Belfast derby quarter-final with 2016 Sigerson Cup hosts UUJ as they fought back to beat DIT in extra-time on Garvaghey’s 3G pitch.

Kildare 0-24 DIT 1-7: Kildare have had a very good record in the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup in recent years, moving clear at the top of the roll of honour with three successes already this decade and appearing in the last five finals.

Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan has failed to overcome a groin injury and will sit out their Ulster football championship preliminary round clash away to Donegal on Sunday.

Louth 2-11 Limerick 2-13: Ian Ryan marked his first start in over a year with eight priceless points, as Limerick completed their great escape in Drogheda.

Allianz FL Division 3

louth 3-11, Tipperary 4-16:

Sligo 2-26, Louth 2-9 Sligo kick-started their faltering Division 3 campaign with a sparkling defeat of Louth at Markievicz Park, their first win in four league outings.

Sigerson Cup Quarter-Final: UCD 1-19 GMIT 1-9: Jim Gavin wasn’t at Belfield yesterday but if the Dublin manager gets a chance to view the tape of this game, he will be suitably intrigued.

Allianz FL Division 3 Round 2: Louth 1-16 Clare 0-13: Yesterday’s surprise but thoroughly deserved Division Three win over Clare at Drogheda was Louth’s first in the league in two years.

UCD 0-15 Athlone IT 0-7

Fermanagh 0-16 Louth 0-7: Allianz Football League Division 3: Fermanagh began their Division Three campaign with a resounding home victory over Louth on Saturday night.

UCD 2-08 Louth 0-12: A goal with the last touch of the game earned UCD the points in last night’s O’Byrne Cup tie at Haggardstown, and so keeps the students in with a chance of a place in the knockout stages.

St Mary’s College 20 Lansdowne 38

Westmeath 2-22 Kildare 2-13

Kildare belied much of the pre-match portents of doom to crush Louth in Croke Park and cruise to a Leinster semi-final date with either Meath or Carlow.

Westmeath 2-12 London 1-12

Lar Corbett has handed Tipperary a massive pre-championship boost by returning to action with the Premier County.

Louth 1-12 Meath 2-10

Meath 1-13 Louth 0-10

Monaghan 2-14 Louth 0-12

UCD 0-17 Athlone IT 2-7

Carlow 1-16 Westmeath 1-07

The pre-season just keeps getting better for Kildare manager Jason Ryan.

UCD 2-12 Wexford 3-3

Munster A 20 Connacht Eagles 12

Andy Moran made his first start in Mayo colours since last year’s All-Ireland quarter-final in a challenge match against Cavan at James Stephens Park in Ballina.

Roscommon 2-14 Cavan 1-07

Fermanagh 1-12 Cavan 1-10

Antrim 1-14 Cavan 2-09

Cavan 0-12 Down 1-11

Louth 2-15 UCD 1-13

On a weekend when the provinces showed their class in the Heineken Cup, Munster, Ulster and Leinster also had big wins in the British and Irish Cup.

Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 1-23 Kilmacthomas (Waterford) 0-3

Roger Wilson will make his return from injury today as Ulster Ravens kick off their British & Irish Cup campaign against Bridgend Ravens in Deramore Park. Wilson will line out in his familiar number 8 position while former Ireland U20 captain Niall Annett starts at hooker.

Munster A 15 Connacht Eagles 19

Harlequins drew first blood in this season’s battles with Heineken Cup opponents Connacht, but coach Eric Elwood is not unduly worried, knowing there are more significant challenges ahead.

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has promised to give more young players a chance next weekend after his experimental side beat Exeter at Sandy Park on Saturday.

Ireland’s Under 20s finished on a high to clinch fifth place at the Junior Rugby World Cup in Cape Town yesterday with a comprehensive victory over France in Cape Town’s Newlands Stadium.

At the third time of asking, Ireland finally triumphed over arch-rivals England in the Junior World Cup in Cape Town yesterday, a victory that puts them into a final play-off for fifth place against France later this week.

Ireland bid to defeat England at the third time of asking this season when the sides faces off in the IRB Junior World Championship fifth place play-off in Western Cape Stadium tomorrow (4pm, Irish time).