Crawford: We did it for Stephen

Giving suspended captain Stephen Bray the opportunity to play in the All-Ireland football semi-final against Kerry on August 30 had been a huge motivation for Meath going into yesterday’s game against Mayo in Croke Park.

Admitting that he had been a huge loss after being red-carded the previous week against Limerick, the team’s sole All-Ireland medal-holder Nigel Crawford agreed it had been a powerful motivation for them to stay in the championship.