Meath bounce back, Derry look contenders

LEAGUE WRAP: Meath bounced back from their first round horror-show against London while Derry look like Christy Ring Cup contenders too on the back of a solid win over London. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Meath bounced back from their first round horror-show against London while Derry look like Christy Ring Cup contenders too on the back of a solid win over London at Ruislip on Saturday. Meanwhile next weekend's meeting of Donegal and Tyrone in Carrickmore looks like a relegation showdown. Tyrone’s second outing of the year was in Trim and they were on the receiving end of a Meath backlash, the Royals prevailing by 2-29 to 2-15. Jack Regan (0-13) and James Kelly (0-4) led the way for Meath while Tyrone remain hugely dependent on dead ball scores, scoring just 1-8 from play, including 0-3 from Ciarán Magill and 1-1 for Rory Weir.

Conditions were dismal at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny, where 14-man Wicklow edged out Donegal by 1-11 to 1-10 thanks to a 66th minute free from Pádraig Doran that was initially waved wide, a verdict that was correct, insisted Donegal manager Mickey McCann afterwards.