Controversial South U14 hurling semi-final refixed for third time
St Mary’s and Mullinahone have been scheduled to meet again on Saturday
The controversy surrounding the South Tipperary U14A Hurling Championship has taken another turn, with the disputed semi-final between St Mary’s and Mullinahone refixed for this Saturday, September 27.
The two sides have now been scheduled to meet again following more than a week of uncertainty surrounding the competition.
Their original semi-final was played in Monroe on Monday, September 14, but ended in unusual circumstances after proceedings were temporarily halted because of poor visibility and difficult weather conditions.
The South Board subsequently ordered the game to be refixed for Thursday, September 17, but St Mary’s did not fulfil that fixture.
Mullinahone were then scheduled to face Killenaule in the South U14A final on Saturday, September 19, before that game was also postponed.
The semi-final between St Mary’s and Mullinahone has now been placed back on the fixture list for Saturday, September 27.
However, it is understood that St Mary’s position has not changed and that the club does not intend to fulfil the latest refixture.
Their position remains that their players followed the instructions of the match official during the original game and that they were informed on the night that they had won the fixture. U14 Management Submission
It is not known at this stage what process led to the latest decision to refix the semi-final or what the outcome will be should St Mary’s, as expected, not fulfil Saturday's fixture.