Roscommon target bigger, better days following latest Connacht triumph

Roscommon footballers Enda Smith and Tadhg O’Rourke have targeted an All-Ireland semi-final appearance following the county’s latest Connacht championship triumph. Sunday’s come-from-behind provincial final win bridged an 18-year gap to the last time a Roscommon team downed both Galway and Mayo in the one summer.

Having collected the JJ Nestor Cup, Anthony Cunningham’s charges are now focused on ending the county’s 28-year wait for All-Ireland semi-final involvement. Roscommon found themselves way off the pace in last year’s Super 8s, losing to Tyrone, Donegal, and Dublin by an aggregate total of 39 points.