Round-up: Allianz HL D3 action
Roscommon senior hurling team manager Brian Hanley. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Allianz Hurling League Division Three
Roscommon 2-17 Armagh 0-12
Roscommon’s bright start to the season under Brian Hanley continued with a comprehensive win over Armagh at BOX-IT Athletic Grounds.
Liam Óg Coyle, one of a host of young players that graduated from the sides that reached three All-Ireland U-20 ‘B’ finals in succession from 2022 to 2024, broke the game open with a goal in the 20th minute and his Four Roads colleagues Conor Morris, Tommy Morris and Conor Mulry stretched the lead out to six approaching the break.
Cian Murray’s goal with the last play of the half, assisted by Mulry, left Armagh with far too much to do and Roscommon easily kept them at arm’s length in a low-scoring half where just ten points were scored.
Darragh Finn, Tommy Morris, Eoin Kiernan and Conor Mulry were excellent for the winners but straight red cards for Jack Dowling and Gavin Staunton added a sour note for Hanley in advance of what’s likely to be a crucial trip to Darver to take on Louth in a fortnight.
