NFL Division Two: Meath 2-8, Armagh 0-13, Páirc Tailteann, Navan

A tense thriller in Navan eventually ended in a Meath victory following an absorbing contest. There was a real dash to the football early on, and Meath pocketed a third-minute goal when Stephen Bray rattled the Armagh net after Paul Hearty had saved David Bray's initial effort. And Meath went in with a 1-6 to 0-6 interval advantage, and added another goal seconds after the restart when impressive full-forward Jamie Queeney provided a blistering finish. But Armagh's response dripped with passion as they scored six unanswered points courtesy of Ryan Henderson, Finian Moriarity, Stevie McDonnell (three) and Joe Feeney to draw level, but two late David Bray frees ensured Meath prevailed

Meath P O'Rourke; N McKeigue, J Macken, E Harrington; M Burke, C McGuinness, G Reilly (0-1); N Crawford, M Ward; P Byrne, S Bray (1-1), C O'Connor (0-1); D Bray (0-3, 0-2 frees), J Queeney (1-1), C Ward (0-1, free) Subs S Kenny for Macken, 32 mins; O Lewis for Byrne, 47 mins; A Moyles for C Ward, 54 mins; B Sheridan for S Bray, 70 mins

Armagh P Hearty; P Duffy, B Donaghy, A Mallon; A Kernan (0-1, free), C McKeever, F Moriarity (0-1); J Lavery, K Toner; J Feeney (0-1), C Vernon (0-2), M Mackin; R Henderson (0-2), G Swift, S McDonnell (0-6, 0-3 frees) Subs P Kernan for Swift, 45 mins; T Kernan for Henderson, 50 mins; M McNamee for Mackin, 58 mins

Referee G Ó Connmha (Galway).

Laois 1-13, Tipperary 1-11, O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Late points from Donal Miller and Brendan Quigley helped Laois to a two-point win over Tipperary in O'Moore Park last night. Laois looked to be cruising at half-time when they led 1-9 to 0-2 but Tipp staged a remarkable recovery in the second half and drew level with 10 minutes remaining. Sub Conor Sweeney was inspirational for Tipp as he hit 1-2 in a dramatic second half but it wasn't enough as Laois rallied late on.

LAOIS C Gorman; J Scully, C Ryan, P McMahon; D Strong, J O'Loughlin, C Begley; B Quigley (0-1), C Óg Greene (0-2); C Coss, P Lawlor (0-2), N Donoher (0-1); M Tierney (1-3, 0-1 free), D Kingston (0-3), A Doran Subs M Timmons for Scully, 43 mins; R Munnelly for Doran, 44 mins; D Miller (0-1) for Coss, 60 mins

TIPPERARY P Fitzgerald; C Morrissey, C McDonald, N Curran; C Aylward, R Costigan, C McGrath; A Rockett, G Hannigan (0-1); S Carey, S Hahessy, P Austin (0-1); B Coen, S Grogan, B Grogan (0-6, 0-5 free) Subs P Acheson (0-1) for Hahessy, 25 mins; H Coughlan for McGrath, 36 mins; C Sweeney (1-2) for Coen, h-t

Referee P Fox (Westmeath)