For most of a dour and error-ridden opening half, the Royals struggled to improve on the form that saw them go down to a 10-point defeat to Kildare in their opening encounter.
However, they were completely different on the restart and inspired by the brilliance of Cillian O’Sullivan, who ended with 2-2, they completely routed a poor Derry outfit.
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