Kidneys concern for Kelly after test trauma

MEATH forward Niall Kelly was rushed to Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan on Sunday night after shipping a blow to the kidneys during the county’s NFL Division Two final defeat to Monaghan at Croke Park.

Kidneys concern for Kelly after test trauma

Kelly was one of two Meath players required to submit a urine sample after the match and, as is so often the case, the Dunshaughlin player was extremely dehydrated and needed to drink a large amount of fluids in order to fulfil the test.

"Niall shouldn't have been asked to do the test after taking a knock on the kidneys," said selector David Beggy yesterday. "No player should. He was there for hours afterwards and had to drink an enormous amount of water. He actually got sick drinking that much fluid and it's a situation that the GAA will need to look at in the future."

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