Ilen Rovers escape as Newmarket face relegation play-off

No progress to the knockout phase for the Baltimore men but crucially they avoid a second successive relegation

Ilen Rovers'   Dan McEoin takes on Newmarket's Mikey Browne during the Bon Secours Cork SAFC at Cloughduv. 

Ilen Rovers joint-manager Diarmuid Duggan hailed his players for ‘stopping the slide’ after their one-point Bon Secours Cork SAFC victory at Cloughduv on Saturday.

The men from Baltimore dallied with the drop in recent seasons - relegated from Premier SFC last year - and having lost their opening two championship matches, their backs were to the wall.