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Westmeath overwhelm Wicklow

Westmeath 3-36 Wicklow 1-6: BRENDAN MURTAGH turned in a star display as Westmeath overwhelmed Wicklow by 36 points in a Christy…

Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00

Westmeath 3-36 Wicklow 1-6:BRENDAN MURTAGH turned in a star display as Westmeath overwhelmed Wicklow by 36 points in a Christy Ring relegation play-off at Clane on Saturday.

Westmeath led by 1-19 to 1-2 at the break.

WESTMEATH: P Burke; E Price, P Greville, G Gavin; C Jordan, A Mitchell (0-4, three frees), D McCormack; J Shaw (0-2), B Connaughton (0-1); R Jackson (0-5), B Murtagh (1-10, four frees), K Cosgrove (0-4); D McNicholas (0-2), B Smyth (0-1), C Curley (1-2). Subs: K Murphy for C. Curley, A Dermody for K Cosgrove, D Kilcoyne (0-3)for B. Smyth, N Conaty (1-2)for D McNicholas.

WICKLOW: T Kennedy; W Collins, Jim Connors, C Doyle; C O'Neill, E O'Neill, N Skelton; T Doyle (0-3, two frees and a 65), J O'Neill; J Connors (0-2), G White, G Bermingham; C Moorehouse, A O'Brien (1-1), TJ Hennessy. Subs: S Kelly for John Connors, S Kinsella for Hennessy, T Kennedy for Moorehouse, S Byrne for Skelton, E O'Sullivan for Connors.

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Referee: Eamonn Morris(Dublin).

Next up . . .

Wicklow will play Nicky Rackard Cup winner on July 11th in a promotion/relegation play-off.