Meath stung by superb Cavan

Cavan 1-16 Meath 0-7

They have watched endlessly over the past two decades as Meath established themselves as one of the super powers in the game. Their neighbour’s success stung more sharply when contrasted with Cavan’s relative lack of success in the same period.

As they usually reside at different ends of the spectrum, they rarely meet. So any victory is to be savoured, especially a victory of this magnitude.