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Paddy Tierney

INSANE: Pat havern targeting croke park date as down renew tailteann cup rivalries with cavan | Vintage Vibes

At around 8pm last Saturday night, it looked as though Down’s Tailteann Cup campaign could be coming to a premature conclusion in Newry.

Now, after battling back to record an impressive eight-point win over Longford, the Mournemen are just one win away from the semi-finals and a first Championship appearance in Croke Park since their 2017 Qualifier loss to Monaghan.

Cavan stand in their way in Saturday's quarter-final clash at Kingspan Breffni in what is a repeat of last season’s Tailteann Cup first round tie, which the Breffnimen won.

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