The Tailteann Cup finally came to life on Saturday afternoon as Down pulled off one of the biggest results of the summer so far by eliminating Cavan, while Colm O’Rourke’s Meath found their attacking groove against Wexford and a late Colm Murphy goal secured yet another big away win for Laois.
Wexford travelled to Páirc Tailteann in high spirits after a big win over Offaly last week, but they never got off the ground in Navan. James McEntee and Jordan Morris did the bulk of the scoring with six points each in the Royals’ 2-23 to 0-12 win.
Meath struck the first eight points of the game, and Aaron Lynch’s goal pushed the lead out to double figures with just 20 minutes gone. Wexford offered a bit more resistance in the second half, registering nine of their 12 points in that period, but a second goal from Cathal Hickey and three points off the bench from Daithí McGowan put paid to their hopes.
