CHRISTY RING CUP ROUND ONE Westmeath 3-23 Roscommon 0-13: WESTMEATH PROVED much too strong for Roscommon in a one-sided clash at Cusack Park on Saturday afternoon.

First-half goals from Derek McNicholas, Paddy Dowdall and John Shaw helped the home side cruise into a 3-13 to 0-3 interval lead. Shaw finished with 1-5 to his credit while Robbie Jackson (0-5) and Brendan Murtagh (0-4) also produced impressive personal displays for the winners.

WESTMEATH: J Greville; G Gavin, P Greville, A Price; E Price (0-2), D McCormack (0-1, free), B Connaughton; L Smyth (0-1), P Clarke, A Mitchell (0-5, three frees), B Murtagh (0-4, free 65), P Dowdall (1-0); J Shaw (1-5), D McNicholas (1-0), R Jackson (0-5). Subs: C Curley for Murtagh (56 mins), P Gisenan for Smyth (56 mins), A Dermody for Shaw (58 mins), N Gavin for Price (59 mins).

ROSCOMMON: D Connell; O Browne, C Moran, S Curley (0-3, three frees); K Doolan, M Keaveney, L Murray, G Fallon (0-3), M Connaughton (0-3, one free), L Casey, K McDermott, A Cunniffe (0-1); T Seale (0-1), B Kelly, S Sweeney. Subs: T Lennon (0-1)for Casey (24 mins), J Moran (0-1)for Sweeney (half-time), B Hanley for Seale (49 mins), P Dolan for Connell (50 mins), M McLoughlin for Murray (55 mins).

Referee: A Kelly(Galway)