Laois 0-13 Wicklow 0-10:PAUL CAHILLANE hit six points to help Laois to a hard-earned victory at Aughrim on Saturday.
Laois led 0-7 to 0-6 at the interval. Cahillane fired over a fine brace of points in the closing stages to copperfasten the win.
LAOIS: J Dunphy; R Kehoe, J Mulhare, D Browne; S George, K Lillis, C Boyle; B Glynn, D Kingston (0-2); A Ryan, J Booth (0-2), B Smith (0-1); P Cahillane (0-6, two frees), G Walsh (0-2, one free), J Doyle. Subs: C Delaney for J Doyle, C Booth for S George.
WICKLOW: L Trainor, S Mann, P McLoughlin, S Horan, C Foley, A McLoughlin, B Osbourne, A Merriman (0-1), B McGarr (0-1), R Carroll, C Walsh (0-1, free), P Cunningham (0-1), S Carthy (0-1), P Burke (0-1), D Siney (0-4, two frees). Subs: C Murphy for S Horan, S Dillon for S Carthy, M Caplis for C Walsh, S Horan for P Cunningham.
Referee: Gary McCormick (Dublin).