Tailteann Cup draw: Down to face Longford, Wicklow host Tipperary
Michael Bolton
Down will travel to Longford in round three of the Tailteann Cup, in what is now the knockout stages of the tournament.
Round three of the competition features teams that lost in rounds 2A or 2B, with teams that won rounds 2A through to the quarter-finals.
After their defeat to Offaly, Division Three winners Down will face Longford, while Wicklow will take on Tipperary.
Leitrim will face Wexford at home, while Sligo will travel to London.
The matches will take place on the weekend of June 6th and 7th.
A draw was also made for the preliminary quarter-final, a stage where New York enters the competition, and they will play Fermanagh in Brewster Park on the same weekend.
Antrim, Laois and Offaly are already through to the quarter-finals. The winner of the competition guarantees their place in the All-Ireland series for next year.
Tailteann Cup round three
Leitrim v Wexford
Wicklow v Tipperary
Longford v Down
London v Sligo
Preliminary quarter-final
Fermanagh v New York