Leinster Under 17 Hurling Championship – Group 3
Meath 1-9 Antrim 3-16
Antrim Minors beat Meath last weekend on a scoreline of 3-16 to 1-9 to record their fourth win on the bounce after victories over Carlow, Westmeath and Derry to top their group in the Leinster Championship qualifiers. This is no mean achievement by Alan Rainey’s squad as it is not easy to get consistent performances from a young group especially when they have played all their games away from home. They are on their travels again when they play Down in their final group game in Portaferry on Sat 16th at 11am. It would be great to get some support down to Portaferry on Saturday morning to see the young Saffs play against our old rivals Down in this all Ulster clash and make a day out of it by then going on to Corrigan Park to cheer on the seniors against Offaly.
Having topped their group Antrim have already been drawn against Kildare in the preliminary Leinster quarter final, which is to played on Sat 23rd, venue TBA. Let’s hope for a home draw for these young lads, as they have been Antrim’s most successful minor team in recent years, and deserve an opportunity to be seen by home support, but wherever the venue let’s make sure we get a large support to cheer the lads on.