NFL DIVISION FOUR: Wicklow 4-16 Kilkenny 1-5:WICKLOW SHOWED no mercy as they grabbed a win and swelled their scoring average with a one-sided victory in Castlecomer.

The winners looked hungry in front of the posts and were always in control. Seánie Furlong bagged 1-7, a tally only bettered by Tony Hannon’s three-goal haul.

WICKLOW:J Flynn; P Higgins, S Kelly, A Byrne; D Healy, P Dalton, D Hayden (0-3); R Finn, J Stafford (0-1); T Hannon (3-0), A Malley (0-1), P McWalter (0-1); P Cunningham (0-3), S. Furlong (1-7, two frees), P Earls. Subs: C McGraynor for Earls (15); S Kavanagh for McWalter (36); JP Dalton for McGraynor (54); B Dalton for Furlong (60); A McLoughlin for Byrne (64).

KILKENNY:JJ O'Sullivan; D Grennan, T Kehoe, C Foran; D Fitzpatrick, S Mahony, M Malone; B Kehoe, JJ Grace; P Raftice, JJ Dunphy (0-2), M Saunders (0-1); P Donnelly (0-1), D Garvey (1-0), G Lawlor (0-1, a free). Subs: M Duggan for Donnelly (56); T Maher for Garvey (64).