U21 footballers to face Westmeath in Leinster Championship

Thu, 23rd February 2017

Dublin’s under-21 footballers will face Westmeath in St Loman’s, Mullingar next Wednesday night (March 1, 7.30) in the Leinster U21FC quarter-final following the midlanders victory over Meath at home on Wednesday night.

This weekend Dublin concluded their group games in the Leinster MFL.

Dublin entered an U17 team this year and following their opening day defeat to Carlow fell to Tipperary last Saturday in Parnell Park, 2-10 to 1-7.

Ciarán Archer was Dublin’s top scorer with 1-4 with the likes of Darragh Warnock, Adam Byrne and Pádraig Purcell also getting in on the scoring act while Conor Kinsella had a powerful game at centre-back.

The Dublin U17s face Wicklow this Saturday in Abbotstown (2.30).

After two rounds of the Leinster Minor Football League, here are all the results so far, together with this Saturday's fixtures, and the group tables:

Saturday, February 25

Group 1 - Ardagh: Longford v Clare, 2.30pm

Group 2 - Stradbally: Laois v Cork, 2.30pm

Group 3 - Fenagh COE.: Carlow v Tipperary, 2.30pm; Abbottstown: Dublin v Wicklow, 2.30pm

Group 4 - Hawkfield: Kildare v Westmeath, 12 noon; Darver: Louth v Meath, 2.30pm

Round One Results: Offaly 2-13, Longford 2-11; Laois 4-15, Wexford 0-6; Carlow 1-9, Dublin 0-7; Tipperary 0-10, Wicklow 0-8; Kildare 1-8, Louth 1-5; Meath 1-11, Westmeath 0-8.

Round Two Results: Offaly 2-14, Clare 2-13; Cork 3-18, Wexford 0-6; Tipperary 2-10, Dublin 1-7; Carlow 2-8, Wicklow 1-7; Westmeath 1-11, Louth 2-5; Meath 2-15, Kildare 0-7.

Leinster Minor Football League 2017 Tables After Round Two

Group One

Rank Team P W D L F A PTS

1 Offaly 2 2 0 0 39 36 4

2 Clare 1 0 0 1 19 20 0

3 Longford 1 0 0 1 17 19 0

Group Two

Rank Team P W D L F A PTS

1 Cork 1 1 0 0 27 6 2

2 Laois 1 1 0 0 27 6 2

3 Wexford 2 0 0 2 12 54 0

Group Three