Gaffney finds range as Armagh moving on up

Armagh 0-20 Down 1-15: Ryan Gaffney’s accurate free-taking helped Armagh win promotion to Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League with a narrow win over 14-man Down in Saturday’s Division 2B final in Dundalk.

Gaffney scored 11 points, 10 from placed balls, as the Orchard County joined Antrim in the third tier of next year’s hurling league.

Armagh had lost to Down in the opening round of this season’s campaign and trailed again early on when Danny Toner nailed four of the game’s opening five points.