Evans hails rise of Roscommon

Roscommon 1-17 Cavan 0-18

Said characteristic was etched across Roscommon’s second-half showing — in which they outscored Cavan by 0-12 to 0-9 — on Saturday night, it was again evident at the final whistle, but none more so than during Evans’ post-match assessment.

Fists tightly clinched, arms waving, the Killorglin native possesses an almost unhealthy grá for the game, an unstinting desire that fuels the 526km round trip to Roscommon for training three evenings a week.