Down out of their depth as Limerick win first points

Limerick 4-25 Down 1-9

In a game which both sides went into pointless after three matches, Limerick comfortably beat a spirited, but clearly inferior Down side without ever suggesting that a new dawn under coach Joe McKenna had begun.

With their championship game against Tipperary just nine weeks away, the jury is still out on whether Limerick will be good enough for the Premier County at the Gaelic Grounds on May 15, because this game told them nothing.