'Archaic' rule on skorts is 'taking away from the game', says Fine Gael senator

Former sports broadcaster and now senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn has pleaded with the Camogie Association to look again at the rules. Picture: Moya Nolan

Rules that force camogie players to wear skorts are “archaic” and must be abandoned, a Fine Gael senator has said.

At a weekend inter-county match between Dublin and Kilkenny, officials refused to allow the game to proceed because the players took to the field in shorts.