UCC won’t split Buckley’s loyalties

DR CROKES’ midfielder Johnny Buckley won’t be lining out for UCC in today’s Higher Education Division 1 League semi-final.

UCC won’t split Buckley’s loyalties

Ten days out from their Munster club SFC final against the Killarney club, the university face NUI Maynooth in Carlow’s Dr Cullen Park this afternoon. However, Buckley, a UCC student and a major contributor to their Cork county success before concentrating solely on Dr Crokes’ ambitions, won’t be on the team.

“It’s a no-brainer for us,” said college selector Dr Con Murphy. “A player’s home club is a player’s home club and we wouldn’t get in the way of that.”

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