Cork camogie side to make stance on skorts issue

The Cork Camogie senior team are willing to allow the Munster final to be abandoned next Saturday in the stance against skorts. The game is due to throw-in at 1pm at The Ragg, at Tipperary.

Currently under Camogie Association rules, skorts must be worn to play games and shorts are not allowed.

Dublin and Kilkenny made a stance on this during the Leinster final last weekend, but changed into skorts to allow the game to go ahead.

Cork however are considering not leaving the pitch and refusing to change from their shorts, which would see the game abandoned and possibly awarded to Waterford, unless they take a similar stance.

Laura Treacy, Gaelic Players Association representative on the Cork panel said they do not want to be doing this.

“We hope there will be dialogue ahead of the weekend and it doesn’t come to this,” said Laura. “The players, from both sides, want to just play the game and hopefully not have to worry about this issue.

“We would prefer to be concentrating on retaining our title and nothing else so we want to see this resolved ahead of the game on Saturday.” 

Ahead of the game correspondence sent out by the Munster Council stated that they were making both counties aware the wearing of shorts will not be acceptable and the game will not go ahead if both counties do not comply with rules. On this matter they pointed out they have to follow national guidelines.