Earley: Rossies’ rise can continue

FORMER Roscommon star Paul Earley is confident the Connacht champions can become the county’s first team to put back-to-back provincial titles together since 1991.

The TV3 pundit, who was on that team who claimed the Nestor Cup two years in succession, believes they are capable of bridging the gap because of their fearlessness in the province.

“They’re a younger team than we were,” said Earley. “Both teams have had success at underage level but we had our fair share of Connacht finals woes and had been around since 1986.