Meath put foot Down over re-fixture

MEATH senior hurling manager John Hunt has refused to play Sunday’s re-arranged NHL Division 2 Group 1 tie against Down in Portaferry.

The fixture was to be played last weekend but Meath were unable to reach the venue after their ferry crossing from Strangford was suspended due to fog. Now the game has been re-fixed for the weekend and Hunt is angered by the decision.

"I've told Croke Park, we will not play in Portaferry on Sunday. We have an U21 Leinster championship game on Saturday evening in Navan against Kildare. If we win that game, we're playing again on Wednesday. Fourteen of that U21 panel are on the senior panel. I am not going to ask them to get up at around 5am on Sunday to travel to Portaferry," Hunt said.