SEAN WALL

SENESCHALSTOWN RATHKENNY 2-15 2-15

from Cathal Finnegan who cut in from the wing before finishing to the net. Veteran full forward and Meath senior selector Donal Curtis proved a handful for the Seneschalstown defence throughout the opening half and ended with three points, all from play. The 45-year-old added another point in the second half.

Owen Elliott, Keith Curtis (frees) and Jack Gore all hit a brace of points for Rathkenny in the first half, while Robert Wogan (three), Dylan Keating and Cathal Finnegan (two each) and Mark Fox accounted for the Seneschalstown points in the opening 30 minutes.

Seneschalstown made the best possible start to the second half, with a goal from Keating following a delightful lay-off from Finnegan. And when Niall McCabe got in the scoring act with a point it left the Yellow Furze men leading 2-9 to 0-9. Rathkenny seemed in trouble at that stage, but they were back in contention by the end of the third quarter following four pointed frees