Munster chiefs to consider U21 semi fixture change request

MUNSTER Council chiefs will decide today on whether to accede to a request from the Limerick county board to defer next week’s Bord Gáis Energy provincial U21HC semi-final due to the proximity to the county senior hurlers All-Ireland quarter-final meeting with Dublin.

But the indications are that the provincial body will look favourably on the request to change the game from Thursday July 21 with the following Tuesday July 26 mooted as the most likely new date for the game.

Donal O’Grady’s Limerick side face Anthony Daly’s Dublin charges in Semple Stadium on Sunday week but three highly-rated young Limerick attackers — Kevin Downes, Graeme Mulcahy and Declan Hannon — are slated to play in the U21HC semi-final in Cusack Park in Ennis on Thursday week, just three days before the senior clash.