Fitzgerald set to mount stiff appeal defence

DAVY FITZGERALD will have his appeal against a 12-week ban heard by the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee (CHC) at Croke Park this evening.

The Waterford manager will strenuously contest the proposed sanction handed down to him by the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) for comments he allegedly made to referee James Owens in Thurles earlier this month.

It is understood the evidence of Owens’ sideline official in the game against Tipperary is cited in the referee’s report on which the CCCC based their judgement.