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Chris Crummey update as GAA's CHC examines the Dublin hurling captain's red card
Dublin hurling skipper Chris Crummey's one-game ban has been upheld by the GAA's CHC.
Unless the Dubs are successful with an appeal to the CAC, Crummey will miss the Dubs' All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash with Cork on Saturday week.
The 32-year-old was sent off in the 15th minute of his team's shock two-point victory over All-Ireland favourites Limerick at Croke Park last Saturday.
The red card brings an automatic one game suspension and the Central Hearing Committee upheld the ban after a hearing requested by Crummey on Wednesday night.
A GAA statement released today read: 'An Lár Choiste Cheannais na gComortaisí took Disciplinary Action against Críostóir Ó Cromtha, alleging a breach of Riail 7.2 (b), Category III, T.O. 2025, that is, 'Striking with elbow, with minimal force'.
'Críostóir Ó Cromtha requested a Hearing, which took place on 25ú Meitheamh 2025. An Lár Choiste Éisteachta (Central Hearings Committee) found the Infraction proven, and imposed the following penalty - one Match Suspension in the same Code and at the same Level, applicable to the next game in the combination of National League/Inter-County Senior Championship, even if that game occurs in the following year.'
Referee Liam Gordon dismissed Crummey for a high challenge on Limerick's Gearóid Hegarty but the 14-man Dubs prevailed to reach the last four of the championship for the first time since 2013.
Dublin boss Niall Ó Ceallacháin was unhappy with Gordon's decision, confronting the official at half-time, and was shown a yellow card.
Speaking about the incident on TV, former Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack said that Crummey could have no complaints. "I always get a bit worried when I see a player going down to pick the ball the way the game is," said Cusack. "But there's no question here, Chris Crummey was asking for trouble in that situation."
Dubs boss O'Ceallacháin spoke after the game of his pride in his players to get over the line despite losing their skipper so early in the game. "To go down a man in those conditions after 15 minutes, I would have to be just so proud of the lads', he said.
'We obviously prepare for a lot of scenarios, but we just prepare from a set-up perspective, so we just know what we are at from that point of view. In the case of inter-county hurling, there is only a certain amount of preparation you can do.
'You need to physically be able to do it and stay at it for that period (of time), so for the boys to stay at it and have the lads in that shape. But most of it is deep in your stomach, to have that character and the will and hunger to do it – that it what we are proud of.'
