Tradition saves Royals

A LETHAL cocktail of the very best and worst of Meath football left local supporters punch drunk as they swelled the Páirc Tailteann exits on Saturday evening.

Ultimately, Meath’s All-Ireland ambitions remain intact thanks to a fight back that upheld all the rich traditions of the battling Royals, though one which, in truth, may merely prolong the inevitable.

Stephen Bray, who gunned down Galway with 2-2 when they last met in 2007, proved Meath’s match-winner with a dramatic 72nd-minute curling point from the left wing.