Sam Maguire Cup draw: group of death for Dublin and Derry

The draw for the All-Ireland SFC Group stages has thrown up a real humdinger of a possible grouping.

Third seeds Dublin are paired with Derry, the Connacht SFC final winners and the losers of the Donegal v Armagh Ulster SFC final. It’s a bitter pill for Dessie Farrell’s charges to swallow after their Leinster semi-final loss to Meath.

The Ulster final winners will face the Connacht final losers as well as Tyrone and Cavan in a Ulster dominated group.

WIth three teams qualifying from each group, there is still plenty of wriggle room for all concerned.

Group 1: Armagh/Donegal winner, Galway/Mayo loser, Tyrone, Cavan

Group 2: Kerry/Clare winner, Louth/Meath loser, Roscommon, Cork

Group 3: Louth/Meath winner, Kerry/Clare loser, Monaghan, Down

Group 4: Galway/Mayo winner, Armagh/Donegal loser, Dublin, Derry