Millbrook defeat for Meath

Meath lost out to Cavan this afternoon in the Frank Govern Memorial Cup final at Millbrook, Oldcastle as the Ulster side recodrded a 1-13 to 1-8 victory.

Shane O'Rourke had been named at midfield on Saturday, but he did not start and was replaced by Conor Gillespie while David Larkin also started instead of David Bray.

Meath were ahead by 1-5 to 0-3 at the interval with Padraig McKeever finding the net.

Meath were also reduced to 14 men when Stephen Bray collected a black card, but as he already had a yellow card it added up to a dismissal.

Meath could only muster three second-half points and Cavan reeled off the scores for another victory over the Royal County.

Meath - Conor McHugh (Oldcastle); Caolan Young (Summerhill), Kevin Reilly (NavanO'Mahonys),  Cian McPartland (Oldcastle);  Seamus Kenny (Simonstown Gaels), Padraic Harnan (Moynalvey), Bryan Menton (Donaghmore/Ashbourne 0-1); Conor Sheridan (Simonstown 0-1), Conor Gillespie (Summerhill); Damien Carroll (Ballinabrackey), Padraig McKeever (Simonstown 1-1), David Larkin (Summerhill 0-1); Cillian O’Sullivan (Moynalvey), Stephen Bray (Navan O’Mahonys 0-1), Donal Lenihan (Dunboyne 0-1).

Subs - Sean Curran (Donaghmore/Ashbourne 0-1) for McPartland 11 mins, Paddy O’Rourke (Skryne) for McHugh, Graham Reilly (St Colmcille’s) for McKeever, Michael Newman (Kilmainham 0-1 free) for Lenihan all half-time, Paddy Gilsenan (Oldcastle) for Kenny 42m, Dalton McDonagh (Na Fianna) for O’Sullivan 50m, Shane Gillespie (Navan O’Mahonys) for Larkin 53m, Eoghan Harrington (Wolfe Tones) for Young 58m, Lenihan for Gillespie 69m.

Black cards - S Bray (no replacement 35 mins), D McDonagh (C O’Sullivan 56m), S Curran (C Young 62m).

Conall Collier