Walkovers raise system doubts

THE Cork County Board last night strongly defended the implementation of a round-robin system for the divisional section of this season’scounty SFC, despite Imokilly and Seandun both giving walkovers for their final group games due to an inability to field a starting XV.

Imokilly were scheduled to face Muskerry in a Group 1 clash in Páirc Uí Rinn last night, while Seandun were slated to meet Beara tonight in Group 2 in Dunmanway.

However, both Imokilly and Seandun informed the county board yesterday afternoon that they would be unable to fulfil the fixtures due to a lack of players available. The decision in relation to the Imokilly game could have had serious repercussions for the outcome in Group 1 if Duhallow had managed to beat Carbery last night.