‘We are hostage to the weather,’ says frustrated Herbert

A frustrated Oulart-the-Ballagh manager Pat Herbert said no hurling fixtures should be played in November and December after his side’s Leinster semi-final was yesterday called off due to Wexford Park’s waterlogged pitch.

‘We are hostage to the weather,’ says frustrated Herbert

Referee Barry Kelly took the decision to postpone the game 25 minutes before throw-in as a health and safety precaution after a deluge of rain in the two hours prior to the scheduled 2pm start made the surface unplayable.

The game is now set to take in Wexford Park next Saturday but Herbert claimed a game of such importance shouldn’t be played at this time of year.

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