Cork star Shields could face fixture dilemma
St Finbarr’s face Carbery Rangers in this Saturday’s last four tie and victory could create a difficulty as Shields is strongly tipped to be involved with the Irish International Rules squad. The first test against Australia in the first test in Gaelic Grounds in Limerick is scheduled to take place just 24 hours before the county decider.
The issue of club versus country conflicts has surfaced in other counties in recent weeks. The Dublin county board took the decision to bring their SFC final forward to next weekend due to the involvement of Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh) and Michael Dara MacAuley (Ballyboden St Enda’s) in training with the Ireland squad.
