The Meath u-16 panel who did so well in Laois. Cam Smyth, Darragh Smyth, Fionn McHale, Conor Mc Nally, Conor Dixon, Jamie Kavanagh, Malachy Fisher, Mark Leavy, Anto Healy, Oisin Cashman, Rian Fay, Daniel Murray, Pat Jordan, Michael Heffernan, Kyle Ennis, Conor Murphy, Liam Jennings, Tom Condon, Patrick Moran, Finn Conroy, Tom Ryan, Davin Jones, Dylan Duignan, Ben McGovern, Charlie Benson.

Meath's young guns show an extra edge to win

Jimmy Geoghegan

Published: Mon 29 Aug 2022, 4:15 PM

Last updated: Mon 29 Aug 2022, 4:16 PM

Meath u-16s made the trip to Clonad, Laios for the final stages of the Leinster Hurling C Championship and return home happy after notching up an notable achievement.

Conditions were hot and sunny for the games and Meath faced Westmeath in the semi-final. It was a close match for most of the game, until Meath finished a well taken goal which put sufficient, match-winning points between their neighbours.

The final scoreline read: Meath 1-14 Westmeath 0-13.

Next up was Laios in the final. They had met twice before, with a win each for both teams. Laios were a big physical team, but the Meath players had all the hurling. Laois depended on goals to keep them in the game, using their physicality to push through. The game ended in a draw after normal time.

Meath 1-14 Laios 4-05

Following 10 minutes of extra time, Meath were triumphant, outplaying Laois with some fantastic hurling and only allowing them one score.

The final, final scoreline was: Meath 2-16 Laois 4-6

Meath panel - Cam Smyth, Darragh Smyth, Fionn McHale, Conor Mc Nally, Conor Dixon, Jamie Kavanagh, Malachy Fisher, Mark Leavy, Anto Healy, Oisin Cashman, Rian Fay, Daniel Murray, Pat Jordan, Michael Heffernan, Kyle Ennis, Conor Murphy, Liam Jennings, Tom Condon,Patrick Moran, Finn Conroy, Tom Ryan, Davin Jones, Dylan Duignan, Ben McGovern, Charlie Benson.