Clarke inspires Armagh

Armagh 3-6 Queen's 0-12:   RONAN CLARKE proved central to Armagh's recovery yesterday at Davitt Park, Lurgan

Armagh 3-6 Queen's 0-12:  RONAN CLARKE proved central to Armagh's recovery yesterday at Davitt Park, Lurgan. Trailing by 0-10 to 0-2 at the break, Armagh carried much more penetration and venom in the second period.

ARMAGH: P McEvoy; G Smyth, B Donaghy, B Shannon; J P Donnelly, T McClelland, C Rafferty; V Martin, M Mackin; C Clarke, Martin O'Rourke, R Henderson (2-3); Michael O'Rourke (0-3, frees), R Clarke (1-0), B Mallon. Subs: S O'Neill for C Clarke (42 mins), K O'Rourke for Martin (55 mins), E McDonnell for Mackin (54 mins). Yellow card substitutions: B Toner for Martin O'Rourke (54 mins), N O'Rourke for Donaghy (56 mins).

QUEEN'S: F Murphy; L Howard, N McGovern, H Gallagher; R Dillon, D O'Hagan, J Crozier; P Courtney, C Vernon (0-2); B McArdle, C McGinn (0-1), S L McGoldrick; J Kielt (0-5, 0-3 frees), S O'Neill (0-1), C Leonard (0-1). Subs: L Morrow for Crozier (32 mins), M Ward for Leonard (half-time), C Byrne (0-1) for O'Hagan (55 mins). Yellow card substitutions: J O'Kane (0-1) for P Courtney (25 mins).

Referee: D McQuillan (Monaghan).