Galway’s second-half fight back sees off Meath

GALWAY staged a second-half comeback against Meath in Tuam yesterday to book their place in the knockout stages of the Suzuki Ladies NFL.

Galway trailed by four points at half-time in their Division 1B clash, but goals by Annette Clarke and Niamh Fahey fired them to a 2-12 to 1-12 win over the Royals.

Meath had started the game brightly with points by Katie O’Brien, Aoife Thompson and Gillian Bennett (two) putting them four points clear.