Tipp cancel club games to let county stars rest

Tipperary GAA chiefs pulled the plug on a number of club games involving 10 members of the county senior football panel yesterday.

Eight of Peter Creedon’s squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC round three qualifier victory over Antrim were set to play club matches just 24 hours after beating the Saffrons 0-12 to 0-10. And two more — Éire Óg Annacarty pair Brian Fox and Richie Ryan — had been scheduled to play in this evening’s West SHC semi-final against Cashel King Cormacs.

Five players who started against Antrim were asked to play with their clubs yesterday. Moyle Rovers pair Alan Campbell and Peter Acheson, Killenaule’s Paddy Codd, Michael Quinlivan of Clonmel Commercials and Fethard goalkeeper Paul Fitzgerald were to see action, with Fethard v Ardfinnan and Clonmel Óg v Moyle Rovers down for decision in the county SFC.