Lower hurling divisions round-up: Kildare with work to do to seal promotion

In Division Three, Mayo will travel to Aughrim on Saturday week and that will be a de facto promotion playoff, albeit with Mayo having the draw on their side.

KILDARE IS TO DO: Jack Sheridan in action for Kildare. Photo: ©INPHO/Evan Treacy

While Down’s win in Tralee on Sunday afternoon clinched promotion to Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League for the Mourne men, Kildare still aren’t quite over the line, and may need a positive result against Meath in a fortnight to take the other promotion spot.

On form, Kildare will be hotly-fancied to prevail. They crushed Tyrone by 2-34 to 0-8 in Cedral St. Conleth’s Park on Saturday, with Jack Sheridan (1-5), James Burke (0-6), Muiris Curtin (1-3), as well as Rian Boran, Paul Dolan and Cian Boran (0-4 each) all racking up the scores.