Wicklow SFC Semi-final/Rathnew 0-12 Kiltegan 1-4:Rathnew have set up a county final meeting with Baltinglass next Sunday following their five-points win at Aughrim yesterday.

Baltinglass and Rathnew have dominated Wicklow football during the last two decades - winning 17 of the 20 titles between them - with each club also winning eight titles in a row.

Kiltegan started off yesterday's semi-final as if they were about to repeat last year's surprise semi-final win over Rathnew.

Inside two minutes they had rocked their opponents with a goal with full-forward Seánie Furlong rattling the net after taking a pass from Derek Daly, and three minutes later John Keogh popped over a free to put them four points ahead.

Rathnew, bidding for their 30th title this year, were slow to start, but once they got motoring they took a stranglehold on the proceedings, with the Mernagh brothers, Barry and Nicky, to the fore.

Yet, they did not open their account until the 16th minute when Tommy Gill had a point from a free. Trevor Doyle added four more points from frees, and Barry Mernagh tacked on another to leave Rathnew leading 0-6 to 1-1 at the break.

Declan Byrne stretched the Rathnew lead with a point three minutes after the restart and Kiltegan were subsequently never able to narrow the gap.

RATHNEW: P Dignam; A Clarke, D Power, C Murphy; B Mernagh (0-2), L Glynn (0-1), S Byrne; J Stafford, D Byrne (0-1); A Mernagh, T Gill (0-3), T Doyle (0-4); N Mernagh (0-1), R Dignam, C Gregory. Subs: C Murphy for B Mernagh.

KILTEGAN: A Hanbidge; J Farrell, S Corrigan, N Foley; Foley, R Finn, J Bermingham; A Furlong, J O'Toole; M Foley, J Dalton, J Keogh (0-1); P Keogh, S Furlong (1-3), D Daly Subs: C Dalton for P Keogh, G. Wynne for J Keogh, J Doyle for G Wynne.

Referee: D Peppard (Hollywood).