Council set to probe substitute wrangle

THE Leinster Council are to meet within the next 48 hours to determine if Offaly have forfeited their Leinster Championship victory by using one substitute too many in the three-point win over Kildare.

A statement issued last night read: “The Leinster Council of the GAA have stated that they are aware of uncertainty in relation to the position with regard to substitutions made in today’s Bank of Ireland Leinster Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Kildare and Offaly.

“The council have said that they will consider the full circumstances of the matter in the coming days.”