Mayo and London played in the Connacht GAA Senior Football Championship quarter-final in McGovern Park, Ruislip. Pic: Sportsfile
Cian McHale (7.5)
The other man to make his maiden appearance in the championship, Cian McHale didn't look one bit out of place at senior level.
Scored the first two-pointer of the 2026 provinicial championships, as well as his first ever senior championship score, in minute four, and added another six minutes later.
It was a shame his beautiful shimmy to get around a London defender, which drew gasps 41 minutes in, didn't culminate in a score.

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