Semi-final ref Brian Gavin hit with proposed ban

Brian Gavin, who will oficiate Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final between Kilkenny and Waterford, has been slapped with a proposed one-month ban for comments he made towards a match official after an Offaly club fixture.

Gavin is set to mount a vigorous defence after being proposed for the suspension by the Offaly County Board Competitions Control Committee (CCC). The ban relates to an incident after a recent Offaly junior club football championship game.

Were Gavin to lose his appeal, he would be prohibited from refereeing for one month which would take him out of the equation for next month’s All-Ireland decider.