Final may be deferred for Ó hAilpíns

CORK GAA chiefs may now defer the county hurling final from Sunday week to enable Seán Óg and Setanta Ó hAilpín play with Ireland in the second test against Australia on the same day.

Sean Óg yesterday described Na Piarsaigh's semi-final victory at the weekend as "throwing the cat among the pigeons" with GAA president Sean Kelly describing the clash as "an awkward one" for Cork.

"They would have had the county final pencilled in for several months past and they would not have anticipated Sean Óg being on the international rules team," he said.