Timely return to form for Roscommon

ROSCOMMON had a timely return to form in New York last night as the Connacht champions began the defence of their title impressively in the Bronx.

Goals from Kevin Higgins, Senan Kilbride and Cathal Cregg ensured Fergal O’Donnell’s men more than made amends for last week’s disappointing loss to Longford in the Division 4 final while an impressive spread of points from the Roscommon players sealed a comprehensive win.

Michael Finneran opened the scoring for the visitors inside the opening 20 seconds before Senan Kilbride added a second during the next passage of play.