Carlow and Antrim will contest the Division 2A final after the last round of games was completed this afternoon.

The Barrowsiders go through to the decider unbeaten. Their excellent 4-24 to 0-11 defeat of Armagh at Dr Cullen Park sees them top the table, with eight wins from a possible ten and they are now preparing for a second successive final appearance. Sean Brennan (2), Chris Nolan and Seamus Murphy notched the Carlow goals. The Orchard County, meanwhile, are relegated on score difference as a result of the heavy defeat.

Antrim were beaten at home by Westmeath today - 0-20 to 1-15 - but progress to next weekend's final as runners-up, edging out Kildare.

In today's other 1pm throw-in, the Lilywhites got the better of London, 1-21 to 2-14, to draw level with Antrim on the final table but the Saffrons progress by virtue of their two-poont victory over Kildare in Round Three.

Carlow - J Carroll; A Corcoran, P Doyle, G Bennett; E Redmond, S Kavanagh, R Kelly (0-1); S Whelan (0-3), D Byrne (0-5, 1f); K McDonald, M Kavanagh (0-7, 3f, 1'65), C Wall (0-1); C Nolan (1-4), S Murphy (1-2), S Brennan (2-0). Subs: J M Nolan (0-1) for C Wall, D English for P Doyle, A Casey for A Corcoran, A Dunne for G Bennett, J Murphy for M Kavanagh.

Armagh - S Doherty; C Clifford, A McGuinness, D Bridges; J Corvan, N Curry, T Nevin; E McGuinness (0-1), C Devlin; D Carvill (0-6, 4f), C Carvill (0-1), D McKenna; D Magee, R Gaffney (0-1), C Corvan (0-2). Subs: C Gorman for D Magee, S Keenan for A McGuinness, N Strain for D McKenna.

Referee - T Carroll.

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Westmeath - P Maloney; C Shaw, T Doyle, T Gallagher; A Craig, P Greville (0-1f), G Greville; A Clarke (0-2), A Cox; A Devine (0-12, 11f), N Mitchell, N O'Brien (0-2); J Galvin (0-1), D McNicholas (0-2), D Egerton. Subs: C Boyle for A Craig, K Doyle for J Galvin.

Antrim - C O'Connell; S Rooney, J Dillon, Ciaran Johnston; S McCrory, M Donnelly, P Burke; E Campbell, P Shiels; N McManus (0-1f), C McCann, Conor Johnston (0-1); C Clarke (1-0), N McAuley, D Murphy (0-12, 10f). Subs: N McKenna (0-1) for E Campbell, P McGill for Conor Johnston, D McKernan for S Rooney.

Referee - J Heffernan.

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Kildare - P Dermody; C Forde, J Doran, N O Muineachain; S Gainey, M Moloney, M Reidy; C Bonus, D Reidy (1-10, 0-5f, 0-1'65); J Sheridan (0-2), P Divilly (0-1f), P Moran; B Byrne (0-1), M Delaney (0-4, 1f), J Mulhall (0-2). Subs: P Ryan (0-1) for P Moran, D Stapleton for J Doran, P Moloney for D Reidy, G Johnson for M Delaney.

London - E Kelly (0-3f); M Conroy, S Griffey, P Horkan; A Griffiths, B Regan, G Hill; N Rogers (0-1), E Cooney (0-3); R Murphy, T Healy, A Murphy; S Lawless (1-0), K O'Loughlin (0-6, 3f), S O'Donnell (1-0). Subs: D Roberts (0-1) for R Murphy, B Walsh for S Lawless, O Shiel for E Cooney, C Kerr for N Rogers, E Kenny for S O'Donnell.

Referee - G McGrath.

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