McGrath feels colleges getting short-changed

Queen’s manager Anthony McGrath has accused the Ulster Council of failing to protect the interests of the university teams.

Queen’s, St Mary’s and UUJ are competing in the Dr McKenna Cup without their top players, despite a ruling that entitles them to first pick of county panellists. McGrath claimed the provincial council doesn’t care about the plight of the depleted student sides.

“Unfortunately, the Ulster Council seem to care as little as anyone else, they don’t seem to step forward. They need to do something about it now, not next October or November, do something about it now, get this saga sorted out now,” he said following a 17-point defeat to Tyrone.