The prospect of a resolution in the Tipperary ladies football dispute appears increasingly remote after chairman Tommie Campbell asked players dropped by team manager John Leahy to apologise to the county board.

This is a fairly startling statistic of Tipperary hurling: Of the U21-powered team that won the 2010 All-Ireland senior title, only six started against Clare in the recent Allianz Hurling League semi-final win.