‘Louth have had our number’ – Meath captain Eoghan Frayne ready for Leinster final battle

‘Louth have had our number’ – Meath captain Eoghan Frayne ready for Leinster final battle

Don’t ask because he doesn’t know. Meath captain Eoghan Frayne was only seven years old when Joe Sheridan and Martin Sludden combined to knock the 2010 World Cup final off the back pages in one of the great GAA controversies of recent times.

Meath skipper praises players’ response as they look forward to Leinster final

It could, the Meath captain agrees, have gone either way. When coaches Joe McMahon and Martin Corey abruptly left the set-up a week before their championship started, it was the sort of disruption that could sink a county struggling to escape years of flux. The background to their departures remains unclear, but Eoghan Frayne acknowledges the risks that accompany such upheaval. Frayne was speaking at a preview of Sunday’s Leinster final against …

'It's pure joy... unreal. Probably celebrated a bit too much' - Frayne gears up for final

Meath now find Louth guarding the door of a first Leinster title since 2010.