Dowd: Meath will offer as big a challenge in replay

CHAMPIONS Dublin will face as big a challenge in their Leinster SFC replay with Meath as they did in Croke Park at the weekend according to Royals selector Tommy Dowd.

The drawn game will bring the Dubs on, he agrees, but he confidently expects their players to benefit hugely from the experience.

Dowd delighted in the whole occasion, which brought back happy memories of previous Dublin clashes, even if he found it physically and mentally draining.