BLOW FOR RAFFERTY

Meath fans sweating on ace defender’s club injury

- By KARL O'KANE

MEATH fans will he hopeful an injury sustained by breakthrough season defender Sean Rafferty isn't too serious, after he was forced out of club championship action at the weekend.

The Na Fianna man was down for a long spell in the second half of his sides 0-12 to 0-12 Round 1 group game draw with Simonstown at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday past which ended in confusion over a last gasp Na Fianna equaliser after the hooter.

Rafferty received extensive treatment for what appeared to be a calf or Achilles injury and limped out of the action in a worrying development for Meath and Na Fianna fans.

The Royal County man made a huge impact in his first full season of intercounty football this year and is being widely tipped to pick up an All Star.