Defeat dents nfl div 2 promotion prospects

The return of Kevin Reilly to the starting 15 for Meath was the good news to emerge from this 0-14 to 2-10 NFL Div 2 defeat by Roscommon at Hyde park this afternoon as Shane O'Rourke and Conor Gillespie also featured as substitutes.

This was a re-fixture of a game that was snowed-off a couple of weeks ago and it was looking good for Meath as they took a 0-6 to 0-5 interval advantage into the break.

It got better soon after the resumption as Meath moved 0-8 to 0-5 clear, but hosts Roscommon got back into the game with a return of 2-4 in a 16-minute spell for a 2-9 to 0-10 advantage.

Cathal Cregg and Senan Kilbride scored the crucial goals for a victory that moves Roscommon into second place. 

In the other outstanding game, Laois defeated Galway by 2-10 to 0-10 at Tuam Stadium.

NFL DIV 2 TABLE  P W D L    F    A  Pts

DOWN                5 4 0 1   91  73  8
ROSCOMMON      5 3 1 1   88  83  7
MEATH               5 2 1 2   77  70  5
LAOIS                5 2 1 2   74  71  5
CAVAN               5 2 1 2   65  67  5
GALWAY             5 2 0 3   77  81  4
WESTMEATH        5 2 0 3   69  86  4
KILDARE            5 1 0 4   78  88  2

NEXT UP

Saturday 28th March - Down v Meath; Cavan v Westmeath; Laois v Kildare.

Saturday 29th March - Roscommon v Galway.

Sunday 5th April - Meath v Cavan; Westmeath v Roscommon; Down v Laois; Galway v Kildare.