Ford on fire in O'Byrne Cup

Mattie Forde was on fire for Wexford today in cold and wet conditions at Bellefield Park, Enniscorthy as the home side got off to a positive start under new manager Jason Ryan by beating Laois 1-14 to 0-14.

Ford on fire in O'Byrne Cup
Sun, 06 Jan, 2008 - 17:22

Mattie Forde was on fire for Wexford today in cold and wet conditions at Bellefield Park, Enniscorthy as the home side got off to a positive start under new manager Jason Ryan by beating Laois 1-14 to 0-14.

Forde hit 1-6 as the Slaneysiders grabbed a deserved O'Byrne Cup first round victory over last season's beaten finalists.

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