Wexford 4-22 Laois 1-14:WEXFORD HUMILIATED Laois by 17 points in this hugely onesided Division Two clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

This game was over as a contest inside nine minutes, by which stage the home side led 2-3 to 0-1, thanks to early goals from Rory Jacob and Nickey Kirwan.

Wexford went on to cruise into a 2-13 to 0-8 interval lead. Kirwan added his second goal after 42 minutes and a minute later Rory Jacob struck again. Willie Hyland’s goal was a rare high point for Laois on a bleak day for the O’Moore men.

WEXFORD: D Flynn; B O'Leary, R Kehoe, A O'Connell; M Jacob (0-1), D O'Connor, C Kenny; C Farrell (0-3), D Redmond (0-1); E Quigley (0-1), S Banville (0-1), D Lyng (0-5, four frees); S Doyle (0-3), R Jacob (2-5), N Kirwan (2-1). Subs: P Atkinson (0-1) for Quigley (42 mins), M Travers for Redmond (57 mins), J Gahan for Lyng (57 mins), B Hobbs for O'Connor (61 mins), J Tonks for O'Leary (61 mins), S Nolan for Kenny (65 mins).

LAOIS: P Mullaney; J Prior, D Maher, B Stapleton; B Campion (0-2, two frees), J.A. Delaney, M McEvoy; B Dunne, J Walsh (0-1); O Holohan, J Rowney (0-3), W Hyland (1-1); N Holmes, E Jackman (0-1), D Peacock (0-3, two frees). Subs: M Whelan for Campion (21 mins), Z Keenan (0-1) for Dunne (35 mins), J Walsh for Stapleton (35 mins), J Phelan (0-2) for Peacock (53 mins), T Doran for Mullaney, D O'Mahoney for Holmes (68 mins).

Referee: N Cosgrove (Tipperary).