Goals were key as Meath pulled through a top of the table clash to register a semi-final place, with a 4-11 to 2-5 win over Wicklow at Baltinglass.
Meath raced to a 2-3 to 0-0 ahead after 10 minutes following goals from Stephen and David Bray.
The Royals held a 2-6 to 0-3 interval lead, with Paul McLoughlin, Dean Healy and Kevin Murphy claiming Wicklow’s scores.
Meath registered two more goals in the third quarter, and although James Sheerin and Seanie Furlong netted for Wicklow it was too late for the Garden County.
