Draw made for U-16 FT

THE launch of the 2018 Leinster Gerry Reilly U-16 tournament takes place in Oldcastle Show Hall this Thursday evening at 7.30pm.

The tournament is run in conjunction with Leinster development, with 16 teams taking part - 11 from Leinster and five Ulster teams. Monaghan are the defending champions and all quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played in Oldcastle.

Meath and Louth are both included in Group C along with Monaghan and Offaly. Group A consists of Cavan, Fermanagh, Longford and Westmeath, while Down, Dublin, Kildare and Antrim make up Group B. Group D includes Carlow, Laois, Wexford and Wicklow.

The competition is set to start in early July.