Late Meath comeback rescues point against Armagh as Kerry and Galway produce convincing wins on opening weekend
KERRY manager Mark Bourke praised his side's second-half display in their 0-13 to 1-4 defeat of MAYO.
The Green and Red trailed the
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Aoibhín Cleary was player of the match for Meath against Armagh
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Last year's champions started the campaign with winning ways
But the Kingdom stormed clear following a clear-the-air session.
Bourke said: 'We had a frank discussion about things at half-time.
'They had a look at themselves. We did much better in the second half.'
Mayo only scored one point after the restart and boss Liam McHale said: 'We would have expected to score five or six points in the second half.'
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Connacht champions GALWAY began their campaign with a comfortable 1-13 to 0-7 victory over TIPPERARY.
Tribe boss Daniel Moynihan said: 'The work rate, the drive, the pressure we put on Tipperary, was exceptional.'
MEATH came from four points down with three minutes to go to draw 3-8 to 2-11 with ARMAGH in Navan.
Royals captain Aoibhín Cleary said: 'We kept fighting until the end, which was great.
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'It was great to come back to get that draw after Armagh had been leading for the majority of the second half.'
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