Managers ‘disappointed’ with incident that left Byrne with broken nose

Dublin manager Jim Gavin admits he and Kieran McGeeney were left disappointed by a pre-match incident involving Davy Byrne and an Armagh player that left Byrne with a broken nose.

It had been reported Byrne suffered a fractured eye socket in a challenge game eight days ago and was hospitalised but Gavin last night confirmed the only injury had been to his nose.

The two players involved have spoken to each other in recent days and Gavin said they regret what happened. He conceded it didn’t reflect well on either team.