Reigning provincial champions Kildare an out comfortable 13-point winners against Wexford in the opening round of the Cadbury's Leinster U21FC. Kildare 0-17 Wexford 0-4 The home side started well in Bunclody and led by 0-3 to 0-2 early on but a run of six successive points saw the Lilywhites lead by 0-8 to 0-3 at the break. With Ciaran Creaven in fine scoring from for Kildare, they added six more points without reply - a run of 12 points without a flag from the home side - to take a commanding 0-14 to 0-3 advantage. Kildare - A Devane; S Murphy, J Kavanagh, J Browne; T Byrne, R Conefry, S Bergin; M Bradley, C Brophy 0-1; C Canning, E O'Flaherty 0-6, C Creaven 0-6; N Hurley-Lynch, J Kavanagh, K Cribben. Subs: C Mellot 0-1 for Kavanagh, N Scanlon 0-2 for Canning, D Whyte for Bradley, S Fahy 0-1 for Hurley-Lynch, T McCann for O'Flaherty. Wexford - A Bradley; R Tierney, C Lane, A Jones; A Cowman, C Kavanagh, C Kennelly; A Shore, S O'Sullivan; C Carty 0-1, P Gannon, R Dunne; S Gaul, S O'Neill 0-2, G Doyle 0-1. Subs: M Maloney for Doyle, L Creane for O'Sullivan, S Rackard for Lane, P Murphy for Gannon, N Sinnott for Carty. Ref - S Carroll (Westmeath). Tweet

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