The clash of Mullingar Shamrocks and St Loman's is the standout tie from the draw for the first round of the Westmeath SFC.
The neighbours are set for a championship derby opener in two months' time after being paired together in last night's draw.
Gary Dolan's Garrycastle, who completed a league-championship double last season, will begin their Flanagan Cup title defence against Rosemount, who are now managed by his cousin and St Brigid's All-Ireland winner Frankie. Close rivals Coralstown-Kinnegad and The Downs are also in the 'stronger' group.
In the county SHC, reigning champions Clonkill have Lough Lene Gaels up first in a bid for a three-in-a-row of Examiner Cups while Raharney and Castletown-Geoghegan will face Castlepollard and Devlin, respectively, in their opening fixtures.
2020 Westmeath club championship round 1 draws:
Football
SFC
Group 1
Rosemount v Garrycastle
Mullingar Shamrocks v St Loman's
Coralstown-Kinnegad v The Downs
Group 2
Athlone v Castledaly
Shandonagh v Tyrrellspass
Killucan v Caulry
IFC
Group 1
St Mary's Rochfortbridge v Milltownpass
Moate All Whites v Bunbrosna
Tang v Multyfarnham
Group 2
Milltown v Ballynacargy
Maryland v Kilbeggan Shamrocks
St Malachy's v Ballymore
JFC
Group 1
St Pauls v The Downs
Ballycomoyle v Castletown-Finea/Coole/Whitehall
St Joseph's v Tubberclair
Group 2
Garrycastle v Athlone
Ballinagore v Delvin
Loughnavalley v St Loman's
JFC2
Multyfarnham v Shandonagh
Killucan v Mullingar Shamrocks
Caulry v Coralstown-Kinnegad
Hurling
SHC
Clonkill v Lough Lene Gaels
Castlepollard v Raharney
Delvin v Castletown-Geoghegan
SHC B
Cullion v St Brigid's
Brownstown v Fr Dalton's
Crookedwood v Raharney
IHC
Southern Gaels v Ringtown
Turin v St Oliver Plunketts
Clonkill v Castletown-Geoghegan
Championship dates (TBC):
Football
Round 1 - 18/19 April
Round 2 - 11/12 July
Round 3 - 1/2 August
Round 4 - 15/16 August
Round 5 - 22/23 August
Hurling
Round 1 - 4/5 April
Round 2 - 18/19 July
Round 3 - 25/26 July
Round 4 - 8/9 August
Round 5 - 29/30 August
The Allianz Hurling League returns this weekend, make sure you join the hoganstand.com match tracker for live scores from the third round of games.
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