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Laois Target Spot In O'Byrne Cup Semi-Finals Following Breakthrough Win

Thursday, 13 January 2022 16:12

Photo Credit: Raymond Commins

It remains a long shot however.

There'll be renewed optimism in Laois GAA circles this evening following a first win for the county in a competitive game since 2020 last night.

Billy Sheehan's men bounced back from a baptism of fire against Wexford last weekend to record a six-point win over Meath last night.

Results elsewhere mean that a victory over Wicklow, and a Meath win against Wexford will send the O'Moore County into the last four of the O'Byrne Cup.

The new management team has been using the competition to get minutes in the legs of no fewer than 29 players over the course of the first 140 minutes of action in 2022.

There was evidence against an albeit rotational Meath selection last night that some of the new combinations were beginning to click, particularly the inside forward line of Mark Barry, Evan O'Carroll and Sean Moore.

Results aren't of great importance in the grand scheme of things here so expect Sheen, Chris Conway and Beano McDonald to continue giving chances to new players in the final group game against the Garden County.

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