Mc Govern assailant’s 96-week ban infuriates Duffy

ULSTER San Francisco club chairman Joe Duffy yesterday criticised the 96-week suspension handed down to Patrick Power for his assault of Mark Mc Govern in June.

Fermanagh footballer Mc Govern was knocked unconscious in a San Francisco senior championship game seven weeks ago and only emerged out of a coma in the past fortnight.

The off-the-ball incident led to an outcry in GAA circles sparking a rift in the Bay Area that will be further exacerbated by what many of Mc Govern’s teammates view as a lenient punishment.