Boylan wins out as Dublin league game switched

The GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) were yesterday forced to make a dramatic fixture U-turn following an intervention by Leinster interpro boss Seán Boylan.

The CCCC had initially rescheduled the abandoned Mayo-Dublin Division 1 game for Saturday at 2pm, 24 hours before the M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-finals. However, with 10 Dublin players included in Boylan’s panel and Alan Brogan named as captain for their Sunday game against Munster, Boylan insisted the league game be re-fixed for another date.

There were bizarre scenes at Leinster’s Interprovincial Series press conference in Croke Park yesterday, which was delayed for over an hour because of the row. Boylan didn’t attend the outdoor photo-call and only appeared in front of the media after the date of the league tie was switched.