Ryan raises concerns over league decision

Cork chairman Bob Ryan has questioned what value next year’s Allianz Hurling League will have for developing counties.

Ryan also queried the amount of time it has taken to decide on a format as Central Council voted on Saturday to retain the six-team Division 1A and 1Bs with the addition of quarter-finals between the top four in each division.

It means Cork and Limerick will be in Division 1B alongside Antrim, Laois, Offaly and Wexford while Division 1A will be made up of Clare, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Waterford.