Wednesday’s game was originally fixed for Templeport in Cavan but after the pitch was deemed unplayable, the final-four tie was switched to Breffni Park’s 3G surface.Ī report in the Derry Journal reads that Brian Ógs had more than a five-hour journey for that game and that the club received notification of the venue change just four hours before the scheduled 7.30pm throw-in.Īlthough many of the Brian Ógs players did not have appropriate footwear for the artificial pitch, the club was reportedly warned that the game would be forfeited if they failed to fulfil the fixture.īrian Ógs withdrew from the match and returned home, while the Castlerahan/Denn team lined out for the game and scored a goal from the throw-in to effectively prevail.ĭelegates at the Emergency Ulster LGFA Council meeting on Thursday voted unanimously in favour of awarding victory to Castlerahan/Denn, who will now progress to the provincial decider. The sides had been scheduled to meet on Wednesday night, leaving Brian Ógs to manage a three-day turnaround following their win in the quarter-finals last Sunday. The Ulster LGFA Council voted unanimously last night to award a walkover victory to Castlerahan/Denn of Cavan and to eliminate Steelstown Brian Ógs of Derry. A DERRY CLUB have been eliminated from the Ulster LGFA intermediate club championship after they did not fulfil their semi-final fixture in controversial circumstances this week.
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