Like father, like son as Finlay bids for Farney glory

THEY say an ounce of breeding beats a ton of feeding, and the evidence is compelling.

The Louth team that came from nowhere to get within a shocking refereeing decision of winning the Leinster title is laden with the offspring of former county players.

Their neighbours to the north-west can’t rely on as many as they attempt their own stab at history but Monaghan do have Dick Clerkin, son of Hugo, and Rory Woods, nephew of ‘Nudie’ Hughes.