Meath to face Roscommon on 29th December in Kiltoom

 Meath footballers will be back in action soon after Christmas when they travel to Kiltoom on Tuesday 29th December to tackle hosts Roscommon in a Senior Football Challenge.

The game will provide manager Mick O'Dowd with an opportunity to finalise his team selection for the O'Byrne Cup game against Carlow five days later on Sunday 3rd January.

The Roscommon game against Meath on Tuesday 29th December will throw in at either 6.30pm or 7pm - to be clarified.

Admission to the game in Roscommon is €10 and it's likely that some Meath supporters will make the journey to get a look at their team.

There will be huge interest in the game for Roscommon supporters who will be assessing the players selected by their new management team of Kevin McStay and Fergal O'Donnell ahead of the FBD Connacht League and the NFL Div 1.

Roscommon played Laois last night at Kiltoom and won by 4-13 to 1-8.

Meath played Monaghan last Monday night in a challenge game and won that game by five points.

The Meath panel v Monaghan was - Conor McHugh (Oldcastle); Barry Tormay (Gaeil Colmcille), Mickey Burke (Longwood), Nicky Judge (Ballinabrackey); Darragh Smyth (Navan O’Mahonys), Cathal Finn (Dunboyne), Alan Douglas (Trim); Cian O’Brien (Ratoath), Andy Tormey (Donaghmore / Ashbourne); Padraig McKeever (Simonstown Gaels), Bobby O’Brien (Ratoath), Sean Tobin (Simonstown Gaels); Donal Lenihan (Dunboyne), Mickey Newman (Kilmainham), Mark Battersby (Skryne). Subs - Dalton McDonagh (Na Fianna), James O’Reilly (Navan O’Mahonys), Conor Carton (Donaghmore/Ashbourne).

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Meath will line out in the Hastings Cup first round on Saturday 2nd January when they tackle Cavan at Dunganny with the throw in set for 2pm.