Clare and Dubs to learn coin-toss fate via YouTube

The Clare and Dublin camogie teams will learn of their championship fate via a YouTube video this morning.

After the National Transfer Hearing and Disciplinary Committee (NTHDC) of the Camogie Association yesterday ruled out of order the respective appeals of the Clare and Dublin County Boards against the decision to draw lots to determine who would progress to the All-Ireland quarter-final, the controversial coin toss has been scheduled for today.

A leading Clare County Board official confirmed neither Dublin nor Clare have been invited to attend the draw at Croke Park and will learn the outcome via a YouTube video.

Presentat GAA H Qforthe drawing of lots will be the Munster chairman James Moynihan, Leinster chair Rachel Hogan and Ard Comhairle secretary Marie Kearney. The draw will be recorded and uploaded to the Camogie Association’s YouTube account.

“We are obviously not happy with how this issue is being resolved and we are very unhappy with the manner in which the coin toss is being conducted and how neither county will be present,” said a leading Clare official.

Clare and Dublin drew when they met in Group 2 and finished level on points after the former’s defeat of Derry at the weekend. With scoring differences not taken into account under competition rules, a coin toss was identified by top-brass as the sole means to solve the impasse.

The Clare County Board lodged their appeal against the interpretation of competition rules, while Dublin launched an appeal in favour of a midweek play-off - the All-Ireland quarter-final against Wexford is down for decision this Saturday at Thurles.

A statement released by the Camogie Association last night said both appeals were “out of order” as “appeals are only acceptable if lodged with the secretary of the unit directly senior to the body against whose ruling the appeal is made (County Board, Provincial Council, National Education Council, Ard Chomhairle). (Note: The NTHDC is a sub-committee of Ard Chomhairle and is therefore not senior to Ard Chomhairle).“We gave the Camogie Association an out from this, but they refused to take it,” added the Clare County Board official.