Kildare reap rewards as Meath forget how to finish

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Mon, 16 Jun, 2003 - 01:00
Jim O’Sullivan

It was all the more ironic that Kildare should be guided back to another Leinster football final by a manager who readily admitted learning valuable lessons while teaching in the Royal county!

After just twelve minutes play, a rampant Meath had notched up 1-3, the goal coming from a perfectly placed Trevor Giles penalty.

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GaaFootballPerson: Trevor GilesPerson: KellyPerson: Anthony RainbowPerson: Padraig NolanPerson: Mick O'DwyerPerson: Killian BrennanPerson: Enda MurphyPerson: John CullinanePerson: Andrew McLoughlinPerson: GilesPerson: GeraghtyPerson: John DoylePerson: Ronan SweeneyPerson: Tadhg FenninPerson: NolanPerson: Mick WrightPerson: Stuart McKenzie SmithPerson: Glen RyanPerson: MeathPerson: Daithí ReganPerson: DoylePerson: Seán BoylanPerson: KildarePerson: Michael Hughes'Person: J. DoylePerson: P. MurrayPerson: R. SweeneyPerson: A. RainbowPerson: T. FenninPerson: A. BarryPerson: S. McKenziePerson: T. GilesPerson: D. ReganPerson: H. TraynorPerson: G. GeraghtyPerson: C. McCarthyPerson: E. MurphyPerson: B. LaceyPerson: D. LyonsPerson: A. McLoughlinPerson: M WrightPerson: K. EnnisPerson: K. BrennanPerson: D. McCormackPerson: D. HendyPerson: LaceyPerson: P. HurleyPerson: BarryEvent: Leinster Football FinalOrganisation: KildareOrganisation: MeathOrganisation: OffalyOrganisation: Westmeath
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