Minors host Mayo at The Hyde

Electric Ireland U-17 Connacht FC (First Round): Roscommon v Mayo at Dr Hyde Park on Friday night at 6.30 pm

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The Connacht Minor Football Championship round robin competition begins this Friday night. Roscommon have Mayo at home in round one and Galway away in round two so a good start is vital if this team wants to qualify for a place in the playoff stages.

Roscommon are managed by James Duignan again this year and are led by joint captains in Ryan Hanley and

Jamie Betts. Mayo were AllIreland finalists last year but most of that side are now over age this year.

The hosts will be looking to the likes of Eoghan Carthy and Eoghan Murray to lead the side this year as both are experienced at this level having been on the panel last year. A total of 15 clubs are represented on the panel. Roscommon have been training hard and will be hoping to get off to a winning start on Friday evening. They then face Galway away on Friday week, Leitrim at home on Friday 28th, and Sligo away on Friday, May 5th. The top team goes straight into the final while the second and third-placed teams play in a semi-final.

Shannon Gaels 2-8 Ballinameen 1-5

Tulsk Lord Edwards 2-15 St Michael’s 3-9

Cora Systems Division Five (Section B)

Pádraig Pearses W/O Clann na nGael St Dominic’s 5-9 Creggs 2-8 Oran 1-10 Kilbride 1-5

Junior Hurling Championship (Group A)

Four Roads 2-19 Pádraig Pearses 1-7 St Dominic’s 1-11 Roscommon Gaels 1-9

Junior Hurling Championship (Group B) Oran 0-20 Tremane 0-12

Fixtures

Friday, April 14th

5th & Mad - East Side, New York

Division One O’Rourke Cup (8 pm)

At Kiltoom: St Brigid’s v St Dominic’s Leydon Bros London

Division Two O’Gara Cup (8 pm)

At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v Kilbride

At Strokestown: Strokestown v Michael Glavey’s

Saturday, April 15th

5th & Mad - East Side, New York

Division One O’Rourke Cup (5 pm unless stated)

At Orchard Park: Elphin v Pádraig Pearses

At Ballyleague: St Faithleach’s v Boyle

At Rockfield: Oran v Fuerty

At Nash Park: Western Gaels v Tulsk Lord Edwards

At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v Roscommon Gaels (7 pm) Leydon Bros London

Division Two O’Gara Cup (5 pm)

At Croghan: Shannon Gaels v Kilmore

At O’Rourke Park: Castlerea St Kevin’s v Éire Óg

Atlantis IPS Division Three Tansey Cup

At Kilglass: Kilglass Gaels v Strokestown. 5 pm

At Ballyforan: St Aidan’s v St Dominic’s. 7 pm

Sunday, April 16th

Leydon Bros London Division Two O’Gara Cup

At Kiltoom: St Brigid’s v Pádraig Pearses. 1 pm

Atlantis IPS Division Three Tansey Cup

At Rockfield: Oran v St Michael’s. 12 pm

At O’Rourke Park: Castlerea St Kevin’s v Ballinameen.