Kerry's Munster Intermediate camogie final against Cork deferred until after Special Congress
A short statement from the Munster Camogie Council on Sunday evening said: 'After much deliberation the executive of the Munster Camogie Council have decided to defer the Intermediate final between Kerry and Cork due to take place on May 18 until after Special Congress on May 22. We apologise if this decision is inconveniencing any of our members.'
The Special Congress has been convened to address the ongoing controversy regarding wearing of skorts by the players, and their wish to have the skorts replaced by shorts, or at least for the players to have the choice of playing in shorts or skorts.
The Munster Senior camogie championship final between Cork and Waterford, scheduled to take place this weekend, was called off at short notice by the Munster Council because the Cork and Waterford players had said they would show up for the final all togged out in shorts and they would not back down.
By rule, the match referee would have to request the players to change into skorts, and if they refused to do so then the game would have to be abandoned before the throw-in.
While there was no official word from the Kerry and Cork teams ahead of the Intermediate final, The Kerryman understands that the players of both teams were expected to line out in next Sunday's final all wearing shorts.
Speaking to The Kerryman last week, Kerry player Niamh Leen said herself and her team mates have 'wanted to get rid of the skorts for years'.
While the issue of skorts has been raised occasionally over the last few years, the matter came to a head last week when the Dublin and Kilkenny players came out for their Leinster Senior Camogie semi-final all wearing shorts. With the threat of the game being abandoned and both teams forfeiting their place in the championship, the players returned to the dressing-rooms, changed into skorts and played the game. But the fuse had been lit.
Cork and Waterford escalated the protest by stressing they wouldn't be for turning in the Munster Senior final, and it is believed Kerry and Cork were going to follow suit in the Intermediate final.
Sunday's Ulster Senior camogie final between Antrim and Derry went ahead as scheduled, but only after some Derry players changed out of the shorts they wore before the start of the game. Some, though not all, Derry players emerged for the final wearing shorts. When the referee enforced the rule on skorts, those Derry players in question changed into skorts and the game was played.
The two Munster finals have now been deferred until after Special Congress when delegates will be asked to vote on the introduction of a rule to allow players the option to wear skorts or shorts. If passed, it will go into effect almost immediately.
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