Meath survived a stern third-quarter test but passed with flying colours to advance to the knock-out stages of the championship with an impressive victory over Tipperary in Portlaoise. Victory means Meath will face either Mayo or Armagh in the quarter-final, while Tipperary face a nervy relegation play-off. Scorers –Meath - V Wall 1-2, E Duggan 0-5 (1f), S Grimes 0-3 (2f), N O’Sullivan 0-3, A Cleary 0-2, O Lally, M Thynne, A Leahy 0-1 each. TIPPERARY – L Fitzpatrick; L Nagle, M Curley, E Cronin; L Spillane, C Kennedy, E Kelly; AR Kennedy, O O’Dwyer; C O’Dwyer, A Fennessy, L Dillon; R Howard, N Hayes, A McGuigan. Subs: E Moore for Nagle (h-t), A O’Shea for Dillon (h-t), E Carroll for C O’Dwyer (42), R Daly for Fennessy (58).

Source: Irish Independent July 23, 2021 21:56 UTC