DIVISION 2: TYRONE OPEN UP LEAD AT TOP OF THE TABLE
Saturday: Cavan v Armagh, Kingspan Breffni Park, 7.0; Tyrone v Derry, Omagh, 7.0
Sunday: Fermanagh v Laois, Enniskillen, 2.0; Galway v Meath, Pearse Stadium, 2.0
Tyrone lead the way with three wins in a group where three other Ulster teams, Derry, Cavan, Armagh are in the top five. Galway moved into second place after beating Derry on Sunday.
Tyrone host Derry on Saturday night while Galway will be at home to Meath on Sunday. Derry and Tyrone drew their Allianz League clashes in 2014 and 2-15. Those games were in Division 1 but both counties were relegated to Division 2 at the end of last season. Their last meeting in Division 2 was in 2012 when Tyrone won by 2-15 to 0-9. Derry are the highest scorers in Division 2 on 6-37, a point ahead of Galway on 5-39.
Galway v Meath has produced plenty scores in their last two games with the Royals winning by 3-18 to 4-11 in 2014 while the Tribesmen triumphed by 2-13 to 1-12 last year.
The Cavan-Armagh meeting on Saturday night will be the first Allianz League clash between the counties since 2008. Both had their first win of the Allianz League season last weekend, with Armagh edging to victory over Fermanagh while Cavan staged a great recovery to beat Meath.
Fermanagh v Laois is a bottom-of-the-table clash, albeit that both have two points along with Cavan, Armagh and Meath. This will be the first Laois v Fermanagh Allianz League clash since 2009. Their last championship meeting was in 2014 when Laois won by a point in a qualifier tie in Portlaoise.
By Tom Mon 29th Feb
