Colleges Connacht Final/ St Mary's, Galway 2-7; St Gerald's, Castlebar 0-10: St Mary's, Galway midfielder Ruairí McCann's involvement did not last to the end of this Connacht Colleges senior football final at Ballyhaunis on Saturday, but by the time of his injury-induced 57th-minute departure he had struck the game's decisive blow.

His goal six minutes earlier ultimately condemned their opponents from Castlebar to defeat.

ST MARY'S: D Whyte; C Glynn, G Begley, D Forde; D Byrne, G Bradshaw, K O'Connor; R McCann (1-0), C Bohan; P Marley, G Rogan (0-4, free), P Lydon (0-1); E Concannon, D O'Connell (1-2), D Lee. Subs: J Ruane for O'Connor (38 mins); G Joyce for Marley (39); E Hoare for McCann (57, inj).

ST GERARD'S: K Barnicle; A Joyce, A Feeney, P Healy; A Roche, S Ryder, S O'Shea; B Moran (0-2), K McGuinness; J Earley, JG Stenson (0-1), E Tiernan (0-1); D Colman (0-6,five frees), F Canavan, K Hopkins. Sub: E Carney for Earley (37 mins).

Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon).