Dowd to the rescue

Dunderry earned a replay with Trim in their first Meath senior hurling final thanks to an injury-time levelling score from former…

Dunderry earned a replay with Trim in their first Meath senior hurling final thanks to an injury-time levelling score from former county footballer Tommy Dowd. Reigning title holders Trim were 0-10 to 1-3 ahead at the interval and edged five points clear in the early stages of the second period. But Dunderry kept in touch with points from Ivan McCormack.

DUNDERRY: B Fitzsimons; E Stephens, M Horan, J J McGourty; D Clarke, T Dowd (0-1), D Callaghan; K Dowd, J Brady; P Gorey (0-2), E Howley, I McCormack (0-8); G Brady, K Callaghan (1-0), T Leavy. Sub: M. Molloy for Leavy.

TRIM: B Carley; K Walsh, CJ Murtagh, T Canty; D McGuinness, G Kennedy, K Meehan; J Canty, D Murray; P Hegarty (0-1), A Smith, J Redmond; J Faulkner, J Toole (0-7), B Murray (0-5). Subs: R Fitzsimons (0-1) for Smith; E McCaffrey for Meehan; P Gilsenan for McCaffrey, K Heffernan for Faulkner.

Referee: J Henry.