BODEN BIDE THEIR TIME

It's the Enda the road for Castletown

- PAUL KEANE

EAMON O'Reilly says the favourites tag is irrelevant for Ballyboden St Enda's, who must 'earn their crust' again in Leinster.

The two-time provincial winners took a while to get going in Wexford yesterday before blowing away Castletown with a second half from heaven.

Former All-Star Colm Basquel led the scoring with 1-4, while Dubs colleagues Ross McGarry and Alex Gavin contributed 1-5 between them.

There was a powerful midfield display too from Galway's Cein D'Arcy, while Antrim senior Peter Healy helped set up Gavin's game-hinging goal.

That goal came in the 42nd minute and left 'Boden eight points clear all but securing a semi-final fixture with Tullamore, in Tullamore, on Saturday week.

But 15 or so minutes earlier it wasn't looking so sweet for the capital kingpins who were on level terms at half-time.

It was a timely lesson for the provincial favourites that just turning up won't be enough they'll need to play to their full potential.