Dillons duo crossed the codes

In late 1988, Brian Dillons met Carrigtwohill in a Cork County U16 hurling final.

With time running out, Dillons scored what appeared to be the winning point (“Carrig supporters behind the town goal in Cobh swore quietly that the ball was over,” records Carrigtwohill’s own website) but the umpire waved it wide, the referee concurred, and the game ended in a draw.

The giant Brian Dillons midfielder who had earlier scored the equalising point was outraged, and decided to let his feelings be known.