Council ponders fate of Rebels

LATE last night there was still no news regarding Cork's fate following their use of six substitutes in last Sunday's Munster SFC final against Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

A specially-convened Munster Council meeting in Adare last night that began at 9pm to discuss the issue was still going on at 10.30, fuelling speculation the case was proving far more complicated than anticipated.

Cork accepted at the meeting that there was a breach of the temporary substitution (blood rule) which was inadvertent and not for the purpose of gaining an advantage over their opponents Tipperary. A source said it looked as if Cork had a strong case, particularly as Tipperary were not going to make an issue of it.