Roscommon get their wish with Connacht final venue
Monday 4 June 2018 11:42, UK
Roscommon will face Galway in the Connacht SFC final on June 17 at 4pm.
Galway qualified for the Connacht final on Sunday afternoon with a comprehensive victory over Sligo. They will now meet Roscommon in the decider for a third consecutive summer.
In the last two years, Galway enjoyed home advantage. However, speaking after the Rossies' semi-final triumph, Kevin McStay was adamant that it would be played in Dr Hyde Park.
"We are in the Connacht final, we have the home venue. It will be played in the Hyde - I have no doubt it will. We'll certainly be turning up in the Hyde. I hope someone else is there to meet us on the day and we'd be very, very absolute about that. We'll be there and let's see."
Roscommon's county board since played down any suggestion of a boycott, stating they would accept the Connacht Council's decision.
On Sunday evening, Connacht GAA announced that it will be in Dr Hyde Park. Taking place on June 17, the Rossies and the Tribesmen will face off for provincial title.
The tie will be a doubleheader, with the U20 decider acting as the curtain-raiser.
