Conor Gray is one of the few regulars who will feature for Meath in tomorrow's O'Byrne Cup clash with Wicklow.

Development side to take on Wicklow in O'Byrne Cup

Fergal Lynch

Published: Fri 2 Jan 2026, 6:02 PM

Meath will send out a development side to take on Wicklow in the opening game of the O'Byrne Cup against Wicklow at Aughrim tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon, 1.30pm.

Dunshaughlin's Conor Gray, Ratoath's Daithi McGowan and Summerhill's Ross Ryan are the only players selected with previous senior league and championship experience.

The team will be managed by John McCarthy with Robbie Brennan expected to bring another panel to play a challenge match over the weekend as preparations ramp up for the start of NFL Div 2 against Derry in Croke Park on Saturday 24th January.

The Meath team for Saturday's O'Byrne Cup clash with Wicklow is - Finn Moore (Rathkenny); Oran Smullen (Na Fianna), Gerry Dwane (Trim), Shane Gibney (Moylagh); Killian Smyth (Castletown), John O'Regan (Skryne), Ross Ryan (Summerhill); Conor Gray (Dunshaughlin), Charlie O'Connor (Dunshaughlin); Daithi McGowan (Ratoath), Rian McConnell (Castletown), Oisin Martin (Wolfe Tones); Gary Breslin (Meath Hill), Diarmuid Moriarty (Curraha), Niall Finnerty (Skryne). Subs - James Dillon (St Peter's), Darragh Campion (Skryne), Sean Emmanuel (St Patrick's), Jack Swan (Skryne), Mark Coffey (Ballinabrackey), Oran Mulvaney (Oldcastle), Dylan Garrigan (Oldcastle), Rian Stafford (Kilmainhamwood), Conor Ennis (Ballinabrackey), Ciaran McCarrick (Dunshaughlin), Michael Gavin (Simonstown).