Hurricane ‘blackballed’ from match

SNOOKER wild man, Hurricane Higgins has been “blackballed” by the organisers of a major exhibition charity match in Limerick over his behaviour at a tournament in Kildare last week.

The former twice world champion allegedly threatened one spectator during his time at the table and reduced a boy who came to see him play to tears, according to spectators there.

He had been invited as special guest player to the snooker benefit night in aid of the Limerick and North Tipperary Carers Association due to take place at the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel on March 21, but the organisers have now replaced Higgins with Stephen Hendry.