Glanmire embroiled in cup eligibility furore
The Glanmire club was informed during the week that their new American player, Adily Martucci, would not be eligible for yesterday’s game, a claim the cup champions vigorously contest and will challenge at a hearing of Basketball Ireland’s National Appeals committee this week.
The Women’s National League committee decided Martucci couldn’t play, due to being a direct replacement for the American being released. Martucci and her compatriot, Alexis Eckles, were part of the Glanmire side that defeated Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell last week, but were not on the court together — though the rule states they were entitled to be.
