Heineken Cup casts long shadow on GAC decisions

THE Heineken Cup rugby semi-final in Lansdowne Road is casting a long shadow over GAA activity on Sunday, with 14 teams scheduled to be in action at four venues.

Heineken Cup casts long shadow on GAC decisions
Tue, 18 Apr, 2006 - 01:00
Jim O’Sullivan

It has resulted in the Allianz National League finals being fixed for separate venues, with the Division One decider between Kerry and Galway fixed for 5.30pm in Limerick and the Donegal/Louth Division Two decider going ahead in Kingspan Breffni Park.

The second of the NHL semi-finals in Thurles, involving Tipperary and Kilkenny, will go ahead at around the same time as the televised Munster/Leinster game (3pm).

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