Meath have the advantage, insists Laois star Munnelly

ROSS MUNNELLY believes Meath will be favourites for their Leinster championship match on Sunday because The Royals have the benefit of a game under their belt.

The star Laois forward has been dogged by injuries this year but he thinks this young Laois side can take a major scalp in Croke Park.

“It’s going to be a massive test against a Meath side who have the benefit of a championship match two weeks ago and with a good win under their belt. From the 2003 squad (which won a Leinster title) there’s probably only three of us left. Thankfully, there’s an awful lot of people putting a lot of work into the underage system and we are going to reap the rewards. When we met in the league we had quiet a good game. It was 50/50 to the last ten minutes when Meath dominated towards the end. Hopefully it will be something similar but with a reversal and we’ll come out on top.”