Meath see off Kerry despite internal dispute

Meath 1-10 Kerry 0-11

But in the aftermath, the talk was not of victory but of a row between Royals manager Martin Barry and County Board chairman Fintan Ginnity over the playing, or not, of Garry Rodgers, who the Board claimed was ineligible. Barry claimed that the chairman refused to hand over numbers 14, 23 and 24 jerseys in an attempt to prevent Rodgers from participating.

“There is no reason why Gary shouldn’t play,” he said.