Derry U21 boss Rogan blasts club ‘dishonesty’

DERRY under 21 hurling manager Ger Rogan has accused some of the county’s clubs of being “dishonest” after his side were forced to concede their Ulster championship game with Antrim last night.

The Oak Leafers were due to face the Saffrons in Casement Park but, after seeing just 10 players turn up for a scheduled challenge game with Banagher on Saturday, Rogan was forced to pull the plug on the team’s involvement in an Ulster championship that they won back to back for the first time ever as recently as 2007 and 2008.

Rogan, manager of the county’s senior team as well as the under 21s, expressed his disappointment with dual clubs who he claims told their players not to play for the county hurlers.