The Tipperary footballers suffered a difficult league opener in Navan yesterday, as the home side won 0-15 to 1-8.
Meath went in at the break 0-7 to 1-2 clear with the goal coming from a Conor Sweeney penalty late in the half as Tipp played into a strong breeze.
Meath coped well against the wind in the second half and held their advantage on the scoreboard going down the home straight.
A second yellow for Steven O Brien and playing without a number of regulars meant Tipp had a mountain to climb late on and the royals finished the stronger side.
After the game Tipp manager Liam Kearns told Tipp FM Sport his side put in a decent performance but two incidents went against Tipp and that affected the outcome.
