Cork camogie players attend training session as match postponed amid skort issue

Cork senior camogie players made their way to MTU this morning for a training session instead of hitting the road for Tipperary after it was announced yesterday evening that their clash with Waterford in the Munster Senior Camogie final had been postponed.

The game was due to take place today at 1pm at The Ragg in Tipperary.

But yesterday evening the Munster Camogie Association issued a statement to say the game was off due to the ongoing shorts v skort stance by players.

During the week both Cork and Waterford indicated they were going to wear shorts but under current rules players must wear skorts for a game to start.

A special congress to discuss this will be held by the Camogie Association on May 22.

The Munster Association statement said yesterday: “Saturday’s Munster senior camogie final has been postponed as Cork and Waterford insisted on wearing shorts.

“The game has been due to be played in The Ragg but will now be played at a later date likely when shorts are permissible attire following the Special Congress vote on May 22.

“As the committee in charge of the Munster Championship, we have reviewed the situation regarding the Munster final.

“As the current camogie rules of play are still in place and the players have indicated they would not be prepared to play the game in skorts, the decision has been made to defer the game in the best interests of all players and officials involved.

“The details of the rescheduled fixture will be released in due course.”

In a statement via the Gaelic Players Association this afternoon, Waterford and Cork Senior Camogie Panels expressed frustration over the decision to postpone the game. 

“As a united group of players, we want to express our bitter disappointment that today’s Munster Senior Camogie Final has been postponed.

“It shows scant regard for the preparation of players both physically and mentally to be ready for a provincial showpiece, to make this decision just 16 hours before the scheduled throw-in.

“Anyone with an understanding of what it takes to compete in elite sport knows that this could never be in the best interests of players.

“We feel completely let down. Both panels had meticulously planned to peak for today. Training schedules and workload will now have to be readjusted, while not even knowing when the game will take place," they said. 

“There was an opportunity to take a step forward from the recent controversy. Instead, a provincial final has been postponed because we took control of what we would wear.

“To us, that feels like a massive step backwards," the statement concluded.