Bespectacled Longford coach insists he tried to defuse melee

The man highlighted on The Sunday Game throwing his glasses off before entering a melee during Longford’s qualifier loss to Wexford has defended his actions.

Longford’s strength and conditioning coach David Hare was shown hurling his glasses towards a team doctor and turning to enter a brawl.

The Dublin native, who was not identified on the programme, has claimed he was separating two players and threw away his glasses to protect his eyes. He denied engaging with any of the Wexford players.